Question For The Cabinet Finishers

world llc

what is the type of paint used on cabinets? i know it's sprayed and dries to a satin sheen and fills nicely. the cabinet guys call it cabinet paint.

NAV

Oh yea, cabinet paint....good stuff

Jordy3738

If I hadn't sniffed so many of the fumes, I'd be able to spell it for you.

We use laquer.

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Splinter

I use Pre-catalyzed lacquer for most stuff...

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world llc

can you tint laq? is this the nitrocellulose stuff or like car paint (i didn't think car paint was laq anymore) so where can i get this stuff?

premierpainter

Your in Chatham, go to Ricciardi's in Maplewood and ask them. They have everything that your looking for. Do yourself a favor and don't go in asking for what a guy calls "cabinet paint"

world llc

will do

WisePainter

cabinet paint.......lol.

I am currently using Sherwood pre~cat lacquer on swamp ash cabinets. If you are looking for a tinted lacquer check out M.L. Campbell, I have used their black lacquer in the past and it was a dream.

cabinet paint.....chuckle.

For the interiors I am using All Surface Enamel also from Sherwin Williams, I am trying to keep the materials we are using confined to one source.
You can use the All Surface Enamel on the exteriors, however I have found that Dulamel from Benjamin Moore offers a fabulous finish for painted cabinets.

cabinet paint.....oh the humanity.

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My advice: Hire a real painter to do it.

yourpaintstop

When I paint cabinets I use a nice primer like XIM and use Porter Paints Glyptex Semi Gloss for the finish coat. Works great and lasts along time. very durable and great look.

WisePainter

Porter has an alright exterior mastic product.

Oh yeah, and pretty cool orange buckets.


Can't think of anything else really...

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My advice: Hire a real painter to do it.

world llc

i'll have to experiment with that... when my dignity heals... thanks wise

WisePainter

LOL.

Hope they finish up nicely!

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aaron63

I've used Mirrolac speed from ICI. It's an alkyd paint with a water vehicle for multiple coating in a day. Comes in multiple sheens, dries to a hard alkyd finish and their gloss you can see your reflection in.

BAForese

Cabinet Coat by Insl-x

shafner

Oil based and latex paints aren't acceptable cabinet grade coatings. Generally, in the solvent family you can use a good quality precatalyzed lacquer, a post catalyzed lacquer, conversion varnish, 2pak polyurtehane and polyester.

Traditional lacquer (nitrocellulose, CAB or acrylic lacquers) aren't durable enough. They don't hold up well to repeated exposure to grime, oils, heat, moisture and detergents. The same is so with some precats.

The rest of the high tech coatings give much better performance with regard to exposure of many chemicals and moisture.

At a minimum I'm comfortable with a catalyzed lacquer.

The downside of high tech coatings is the degree to which they can be repaired or reversed completely (stripped with chemicals instead of having to resort to mechanically abrading off the film).

There's pluses and minuses in everything. Everything requires a cost/benefit analysis and that's what making good choices is all about.