This photo was taken after the kitchen had been in use for 12 years.
Milk paint cabinets.
Top coats are optional but they protect paint from moisture and wear.
It is not a powdered casein based milk paint but a premixed modern version that is so durable it does not require a topcoat unless you want to increase the sheen.
Give the second coat of primer 4 hours to dry before you move on to theâ milk paint.
My milk paint cabinets 6 month follow up.
The milk paint is durable enough for cabinets without a top coat.
I am sure some of you are curious to see how they are holding up so i wanted to give you a follow up report.
Hemp oil is a great top coat for milk paint.
General finishes does not recommend topcoating snow white due to the possibility of yellowing or ambering over time because of this we always recommend 4 coats of.
Milk painted upper cabinets cherry bases.
Milk paint can be applied successfully to cabinet face frames edges or drawer fronts with a brush pad or small cabinet specific roller such as whizz or allpro brand.
And they were 100 correct.
This really is a huge benefit of using general finishes milk paint.
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I applied two coats of oil based polyurethane by brush.
You can also use a wax or poly topcoat.
Hi kala i would recommend cleaning and sanding them and then priming them before painting.
The milk paint is a custom mix of colors from the old fashioned milk paint company.
Other paints take hours to dry.
Back in october i decided to paint my kitchen island with milk paint and it truly was the easiest experience i have ever had painting cabinets.
Dry 2 hours between coats and before gf water based topcoat in ideal conditions.
As milk paint must be.
If you happened to read my six month follow up i was happy to report only one small chip in the paint after half of a year.
My milk paint cabinets after one year.
I speculated that the blemish was most likely due to a foot stool i had.
If you have primed correctly and thick enough one coat of milk paint will almost be enough.
Be sure to allow adequate dry time.
Face frames on cabinets.
But because milk paint cracks flakes and distresses more easily it is ideally suited for farmhouse style kitchen cabinets and vintage furniture like antique dressers.
Mixed milk paint also goes bad so use it on the day it is mixed or leave it overnight in the refrigerator and use the following day.
This small chip had actually penetrated through the original oil paint as well exposing the original wood.
Theâ general finishes milk paintâ is by far the easiest product that i have ever used.
With the milk paint i could finish two coats on about ten different doors in a few hours.