Comments on: Any advice on dark wood panneling.

By: beachedcelt

beachedcelt — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

if you are renting my advice would be consult with landlord because its his property and might have the know how to help you change colors of cabinets

By: tredd

tredd — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

be sure your landlord aprroves yo changing the cabinet I woul paint them and put a couple of coats of polyurethane on them and maybe change out the cabinet hardware. Good Luck.

By: Tio

Tio — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

i would lighty sand them then prime and paint but not yellow maybe an off white the dark colour may change the final colour. use latex paint oil paint smells real bad. hang on sorry i thought you were paint wood paneling on the wall not cabinets.for cabinets sand and a couplse of coats with a good primer and paint with melamine paint
http://www.home-improvement-and-financing.com/painting-melamine-cabinet.html

By: burlybiker

burlybiker — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

First I would ok your project with your landlord. He / she may not be happy if they see you’ve altered the cabinets.
You can find some paint and stain strippers that work very well, just ask someone at your local hardware store which brand they would recomend. it would be messy and still require a little sanding, but then you could refinish them with a lighter stain of your choice. Probably the easiest route would be to lightly sand and paint them.

By: just stupid

just stupid — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

To bleach your cabinets would require the removal of any protective finish (varnish,urethane,wax etc)which would be a really big job.without seeing them,I would recomend a good primer (recomend BINN) then atleast 2 coats of a GOOD quality paint.I agree with oil based paint as it’s more durable and will cover well.If you are picking yeiiow I advise going atleast one shade lighter than you think,yellow usually comes out brighter than you think it will.also go with a low gloss as it won’t show the grain or imperfections as much as a gloss will Before you get carried away try the primer in a small area to be sure that it adhears to the existing finish,Binn will adhear to glossy surfaces and I have even covered crayon with it.

By: Surge

Surge — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Since you are renting you absolutely MUST get approval from your landlord IN WRITING for any changes you undertake.

It would be horrible to get stuck with a kitchen cabinet replacement bill (or be sued by your landlord) because he/she doesn’t like the changes you made to the cabinets.

As far as changing the cabinets, I’d say start with a good cleaning, lightly sand to give the primer some “grip”, prime (DIY recommends a shellac based primer with a latex topcoat), and a few light coats of acrylic latex would do the trick. It would be inexpensive and easy to clean up.

Here’s a DIY link with the steps:

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/paintkitchencabinets

Cheers.

By: brooks l

brooks l — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

have you thought about painting it a cooler color something you like