Study Cabinet Painting Preparation in Franklin, MA

Before starting any painting project, you are best advised to properly prepare for it – for starting a painting project without preparing is just going to mean that it may well take longer than necessary.

The good thing you should know is that there are certain things that will help you be well prepared for such a painting project as the one you are undertaking,

Let’s have a look at some tips for proper study cabinet painting preparation so that you can better paint your cabinets.

1. Remove Any Contents

A fairly important thing for you to do when you’re preparing to paint your study cabinet is to fully remove any contents from the cabinet.

This might seem a fairly obvious thing but a bit too often, people will think that they can avoid doing this because it’s primarily the cabinet exterior that’s being painted, but having everything out is going to be useful to get the cabinets ready for painting.

It will in any case certainly help you to clean the cabinets, which is another step in preparing to paint.

2. Fully Clean The Cabinets

It’s quite possible that you think that the very act of painting your cabinets will mean that you aren’t going to need to clean them — as though the paint is just going to cover up everything and it will look like freshly painted cabinets.

This will not be the case, however — it will look a lot like a cabinet that is covered in dirt that then has paint covering the dirt, and that is not a pleasant or good thing.

The thing that you’re going to want to do is to fully clean the cabinets from top to bottom and then make sure that you allow time to pass for the cabinets to dry before you continue with the project.

3. Remove The Doors And Drawers

It’s fundamentally important when you’re going to be painting your study cabinets that you remove the doors and drawers.

Though of course, you might think of the painting project as something that needs to be done more quickly if possible, this should not be the case as trying to take painting shortcuts will actually undermine your success in painting.

If you leave the doors and drawers on your cabinets before you paint, for example, it might seem like you are going to get the work done sooner but really all you will do is make the painting work more difficult for yourself by making the cabinets less accessible.

Moreover, the doors are not going to be as well painted if you leave them on — it’s better to paint them by laying them flat and not trying to paint them as they hang from the cabinets.

4. Protect The Area Near The Cabinets

You surely know that when you are painting cabinets, it can often be a bit of a messy process and this relates to the paint that you will be applying to the various surfaces.

In order to make sure that the paint mainly goes on your cabinets and does not end up on the floor where you are painting, you are going to be better off if you protect the area near the cabinets where you will be painting.

By making use of a good tarp or drop cloth, you will be able to prevent the paint from getting on your floor – it certainly is a lot easier to lay down cloth than to try to clean paint off of the floor.

5. Choose A Color Or More

Lastly, remember that you are going to need to have a color or a couple of colors chosen for painting your cabinet.

It would be wise to make this sort of selection well in advance so that you will be able to better paint your cabinets in a timely manner.

Power Painting Plus specializes in Interior Painting, Exterior Painting, and Cabinet Refinishing. We look forward to helping you with your home renovations in Franklin, MA. Contact us by calling (508) 784-1800.

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