Rehanging Cabinet Doors After Painting

It s wednesday which means it s time for another dueling diy update.

Rehanging cabinet doors after painting.

Well sometimes you need to take it of. I will say that it is extremely humid so i ve been trying to let the paint cure as it can take an entire week but on the plus side we know they won t stick if this is the most humid week of the year. After repainting my kitchen cabinets i had to re hang the doors. A flat painting surface is the key to refinishing kitchen cabinets.

Another blogger and i go head to head each week which basically keeps me in line and on task. In this installment of dueling diy i show you a nifty trick for how i did it. Remove all drawers and doors and don t forget to remove any hardware. Before installing any cabinet it s a good idea to remove the doors so they don t get damaged or interfere with installation.

How to redo kitchen cabinets after they have been painted with latex paint. The secret to painting drip free and brush stroke free cabinet doors. In case you missed it the concept is pretty simple. Why would you need to re hang a door.

Kitchen cabinet painting typically takes 1 weeks time to dry but can take up to a month or 30 days to completely cure and harden. How long does it take for cabinet paint to dry and cure. When removing the doors it s common to drive the wood screws back into the styles of the cabinet so they don t get lost. Painting cabinets can be intimidating but with a little patience and planning ahead you can save hundreds of dollars by doing it yourself.

Then find an area that gives you enough room to work and enough space to let everything dry for extended periods of time. Whether you opt for brand new cabinets or refinishing your existing cabinets you can save a lot of money by installing them yourself. You can sand and paint or stain old doors. I ll give you the step by step method to repainting cabinet doors but first i ll let you in on my little secret.

Hanging the doors involves attaching the hinges to the door determining how the door fits on the cabinet and aligning the door evenly on the cabinet.