How To Cover Up Metal Kitchen Cabinets
Camila Farah
Give your kitchen cabinets a vintage look with a suitable paint technique.
Primer helps prevent corrosion and rust by sealing out any moisture and will help the paint go on smoothly. Wipe it with a dry cloth to attain the old looking patina. You can also check online the dry brush painting technique. Learn how to close off cabinet gaps by installing filler strips and cover panels.
This gives you a nice clean base to start with. You can change the look of a metal cabinet by painting it. Let it dry then finish with a flat top coat of the base color brushed on perpendicular to the glaze. The color of backsplash in the counter makes a good combination with the metal complement above.
Paint the entire cabinet light blue and treat the top surface with a caramel colored enamel. Next i sprayed all the pieces with the spray primer and allowed them to dry for about 30 mins. Right below the cabinet you have a stunning counter. Prime the surface with metal spray primer.
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You may choose to paint your old metal cabinet rather than throwing it out and you will need to follow a few basic steps to paint a metal cabinet for yourself. An etching primer will remove even the tiniest amounts of rust to keep it from spreading. If you don t want to see your dishes all the time window film is a classy way to cover them up. Cover the glass doors with window film.The paint will start to form cracks as it dries a process that takes about an hour. After removing the inner door panel with a jigsaw paint the cabinet door and let dry. To create a frame for the mesh insert glue wood strips painted black around the back of the door frame so they partially show in the front. Apply the glaze over a dry base coat brushing in only one direction thick for large cracks and thin for fine cracks.
When all the rusty spot and chipped paint are sanded well wipe down the whole piece with a tack cloth it picks up all the fine dust particles so that the paint will go on smoothly. Spray primers work best for metal cabinets. Use a metal etching primer if the item is for exterior use. First apply a metal primer.
Wear a mask and gloves when applying. Once painted an old metal cabinet can look brand new. For this kitchen cabinet update we used patterned sheet metal to give these doors a fresh yet vintage vibe.
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