Ya’ll, I was so excited because I spent an entire day binge priming every single cabinet, door, and shelf. I was finally making progress. I have a favorite paintbrush that I use for everything. I’m probably on my 5th or 6th version by now, but it fits perfectly in my head, it doesn’t shed it’s needles (I know that’s not what they’re called, but I can’t think of it right now, LOL!), and it has the perfect angle for making the perfect trim cuts without having to use tape…if you don’t want to. So of course when I read that I needed a high quality brush, I turned to old trusty. I think I’ll call her Sally, haha!
I paint a lot and for the first time, Sally failed me. Watch this episode to the end to find out how!
Now you see my problem with Sally. I’m not 100% sure it’s Sally’s fault, but either way, she made my job harder and as a result (well, as a result of the oil based paint all over her that I wanted no part in cleaning), this version of her is living the rest of her days at the Greenville County dump. 🙂 Seriously, you don’t want to clean that up. Just chunk your brush. If you use a roller like I should have, then chunk that too!
Before I realized that Sally failed me, I used a 220 grit sanding block to give the cabinets a quick sand and that’s when I decided to test the paint. I almost pulled my hair out when I saw and felt the brush marks. Hopefully these foam rollers my friend Judy suggested will make life a lot easier and move this ever-dragging project along. Stay tuned to find out!
WHAT DID WE USE: We used Sherwin Williams oil based paint to prime the cabinets. This is supposed to soak into the wood and help prevent chipping over time. I already told you about Sally and the sanding block. Other than the mineral spirits, tack clothes and shop vac to clean up, that’s all we used.
WHAT DID WE LEARN:
- Sally failed us and only use a brush for the cutting out of the corner sections. I’m not convinced that had we just kept going, this self leveling paint wouldn’t do it’s job, but I didn’t want to get that far and find out that this was too big a job for the paint!
- Oil based anything doesn’t clean up with soap and water. Every article I read about priming recommended a really good brush and throwing said brush into the garbage when done. So I did. Good thing I was mad at her or it would have been a bit harder to part with a $10 brush! So, brushes aside, I used mineral spirits to clean up me and the little bit of splatter off my vinyl tile floor. No biggie.
- If you’re not finished with priming and need to wait until another day to finish, no problem. Put your brush in a zip lock bag and store it in the refrigerator until you’re ready to use it again. Same goes for the container mentioned below…
- Use a small container to hold the primer. Don’t carry that big ole bucket of primer around. Use a small paint tray (they’re less than $2 at Lowes or Home Depot, so not hard to throw away when you’re done). It will make your life so much easier.
- Expect the unexpected. While I was following the articles I read to a “t” and doing exactly what our friends did who did use a brush, it didn’t work. Maybe the finish on our cabinets are different. I’m not sure, but know you’re going to run into road blocks.
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UP NEXT: We’ll find out if the foam rollers work or if we’ve got to keep experimenting until we get this right. I pray we don’t have to experiment, LOL!
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