I'm in the process of finishing some new Kitchen cabinets for my house. I
think they look great for a first project. Maple with inset doors, and some
fancy trim. And the wife wants them white, or cream. I guess I'll use an
oil base, but what's the best way to paint them? I don't have then need for
a big hvlp system, so will brushing work ok or will there be a lot of brush
strokes? What about on of the HVLP's from Home Depot. They run about 160
to 300? Any opinions on those? Harbor Freight also has one for $79 I
think.
Thanks
Ben
You used maple and want to paint them? Different strokes I guess, you should
get some interesting reply's with that statement. You could have saved a lot
of money by doing the job with poplar and luan ply.
Unless you have need to do other finishing I'd suggest using a roller. Those
HF and HD HVLP systems are great for most finishes but marginal at best for
heavy bodied materials and you'll probably need a larger needle/nozzle
combination then that which comes with them..
--
Mike G.
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Ben" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm in the process of finishing some new Kitchen cabinets for my house. I
> think they look great for a first project. Maple with inset doors, and
some
> fancy trim. And the wife wants them white, or cream. I guess I'll use an
> oil base, but what's the best way to paint them? I don't have then need
for
> a big hvlp system, so will brushing work ok or will there be a lot of
brush
> strokes? What about on of the HVLP's from Home Depot. They run about 160
> to 300? Any opinions on those? Harbor Freight also has one for $79 I
> think.
>
> Thanks
> Ben
>
>
"Ben" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm in the process of finishing some new Kitchen cabinets for my
house. I
> think they look great for a first project. Maple with inset doors,
and some
> fancy trim. And the wife wants them white, or cream. I guess I'll
use an
> oil base, but what's the best way to paint them? I don't have then
need for
> a big hvlp system, so will brushing work ok or will there be a lot of
brush
> strokes? What about on of the HVLP's from Home Depot. They run about
160
> to 300? Any opinions on those? Harbor Freight also has one for $79 I
> think.
>
> Thanks
> Ben
>
Good quality brush (made for oil paint) and a foam roller for the flat
fields.
you can't paint latex with a 2 stage HVLP. for 300 bucks you are gonna
get a POS unit. I just got off the phone with a local spray
rental/sales center and they confirmed my previous information that you
have to get a big bucks 4 stage unit to do latex properly. I was also on
the 'net this morning looking at the web sites of the major mfgrs. they
don't show any 2 stage units doing latex. Fuji says they can spray latex
with a 3 stage unit IF you thin the paint 20-25%. Better to rent one of
the 4 stage units. i don't know if HD has those for rent. Good luck
with PAINTING your maple, Ben!
dave
Ben wrote:
> I'm in the process of finishing some new Kitchen cabinets for my house. I
> think they look great for a first project. Maple with inset doors, and some
> fancy trim. And the wife wants them white, or cream. I guess I'll use an
> oil base, but what's the best way to paint them? I don't have then need for
> a big hvlp system, so will brushing work ok or will there be a lot of brush
> strokes? What about on of the HVLP's from Home Depot. They run about 160
> to 300? Any opinions on those? Harbor Freight also has one for $79 I
> think.
>
> Thanks
> Ben
>
>
Painting maple????????? Aaaargh!
dave
Ben wrote:
> I'm in the process of finishing some new Kitchen cabinets for my house. I
> think they look great for a first project. Maple with inset doors, and some
> fancy trim. And the wife wants them white, or cream. I guess I'll use an
> oil base, but what's the best way to paint them? I don't have then need for
> a big hvlp system, so will brushing work ok or will there be a lot of brush
> strokes? What about on of the HVLP's from Home Depot. They run about 160
> to 300? Any opinions on those? Harbor Freight also has one for $79 I
> think.
>
> Thanks
> Ben
>
>
Good point Chris but..... (and this is way OT to the thread..)
I just made a single and French door set (frames only) made out of maple,
cherry and poplar trim that will all be painted. What he didn't say is the
grade of wood he used. In my case, it was #2 and the maple had a lot of
mineral streaks, the cherry was both early and late wood (ugly looking) and
the poplar was just odd sized but perfect for making brick moldings.
So all you enthusiasts that are getting ready to flame me for painting
hardwoods - understand that all this wood was kiln-dried to 8% mc, rough
sawn 5/4 or 8/4 (poplar) and that it was in the seconds bin at the mill I go
to - all for $1.50bf.........;-) I couldn't have purchased kiln-dried pine
for that price.... And boy did it make some nice door frames too....
Bob S.
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 11:03:28 -0400, "Ben" <[email protected]>
pixelated:
>I'm in the process of finishing some new Kitchen cabinets for my house. I
>think they look great for a first project. Maple with inset doors, and some
>fancy trim. And the wife wants them white, or cream. I guess I'll use an
>oil base, but what's the best way to paint them? I don't have then need for
>a big hvlp system, so will brushing work ok or will there be a lot of brush
>strokes? What about on of the HVLP's from Home Depot. They run about 160
>to 300? Any opinions on those? Harbor Freight also has one for $79 I
>think.
Spraying kitchen cabinets is the only way to go for
shiny, flawless paint. See if you can rent a good one
from a local rental yard.
Norm Underwood wrote:
>And the wife wants them white, or cream.
Gee, good thing you spent the extra $$$ for maple ;)
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On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 13:21:36 -0400, "Mike G" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>You used maple and want to paint them? Different strokes I guess, you should
>get some interesting reply's with that statement. You could have saved a lot
>of money by doing the job with poplar and luan ply.
>
Maple used to be specified a lot for first rate painted trim. The
impact resistance and the crispness of the profile that you can get on
maple is better than poplar. If you use the stock that has mineral
stains in it, that wouldn't pass the grading standard for clear
finishes, the stuff is pretty cheap.
I've only seen it used on the kind of quality job where the casing is
lemon splined (biscuits, these days) and this sort of thing was more
common in public buildings, fancy apartment buildings (The Dakota, et
al) and honest to god mansions from a past age (not mcmansions).
In interior cabinetry I still see specs for opaque finished maple on
architect/designer specified jobs. The finish is opaque but not
usually paint - more likely lacquer.
Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
I Agree with Tom On this.
Plain Maple has never been what would be called a pretty wood and being
closed grained as it is
Paints beautifully.
I use it for paint a lot, Use poplar too but the Maple is harder.
And to shock everyone another wood that paints real nice is Redwood.
It is used in Commercial application where the fire codes are real tough.
Redwood does not burn on its own it need an outside source of cumbustion.
Therefore it does not have to be treated which ruins the wood for painting.
Oak does not have to be treated either, But when painted of course the grain
shows.
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 13:21:36 -0400, "Mike G" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >You used maple and want to paint them? Different strokes I guess, you
should
> >get some interesting reply's with that statement. You could have saved a
lot
> >of money by doing the job with poplar and luan ply.
> >
>
> Maple used to be specified a lot for first rate painted trim. The
> impact resistance and the crispness of the profile that you can get on
> maple is better than poplar. If you use the stock that has mineral
> stains in it, that wouldn't pass the grading standard for clear
> finishes, the stuff is pretty cheap.
>
> I've only seen it used on the kind of quality job where the casing is
> lemon splined (biscuits, these days) and this sort of thing was more
> common in public buildings, fancy apartment buildings (The Dakota, et
> al) and honest to god mansions from a past age (not mcmansions).
>
> In interior cabinetry I still see specs for opaque finished maple on
> architect/designer specified jobs. The finish is opaque but not
> usually paint - more likely lacquer.
>
>
> Regards, Tom
> Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson