If you like lacquer try using a lacquer sanding sealer primer sometime, stuff is awesome. Not necessary, but priming your door panels and rail/stile edges before assembly is nice. It reduces the amount of inside corner sanding you need to do.
Great video and beautiful work handyman! I've been using ppg breakthrough paint for cabinets. Water based, dries as fast as lacquer, and is extremely durable. Rated for foot traffic. I spray it with the graco tc pro cordless and finish is flawless
Happy to hear you read my comment about my painted oak grain cabinets and to hear your feedback. I agree if I was in the business (was once) I wouldn't hand paint them. You have to put out factory finish because that's what the customers expect. I don't have to guess what my expectations are for my own kitchen. (Also am sooo much better at brush painting than the average Joe.) Thanks for this video. Very informative.
Interesting, I think you'd get better results by having the doors flat when you spray them. You'd never be concerned with runs...Place the doors flat on two 1/2 inch by 3/4" strips of wood. Also, with "your" method change the nozzle position so you can spray the door vertically first and then change it quickly back to spray horizontally. You always have to spay the doors in both directions to eliminate the look of lines...I have no idea how I found your channel, but I used to paint cabinet doors professionally in a real cabinet shop. It looks like you got good results. Man...that's a small space to be painting in. Good job.
Build subsequent coats, lather it on. Then sand flat with 320 until no shiny spots appear. Apply final coat(s). It’ll have depth and have that hard candy look and feel.
Thanks for answering all the questions, I used a compressor paint gun a few months ago and changing the settings on the spray and testing it out on the sample board like you did was tricky. Maybe a tips video on how to dial in the spray settings? What to look for with splatter etc.
There is something about kitchen cabinets that needs to be done professionally ))) you can’t do them cheap that is for sure. In most cases, Kitchen is what sells a house. Love your work!
We was told that our large kitchen was going to cost over $10,000 to replace the old cupboards. Did them through fastcabinetdoors.com and they have the best quality I have seen anywhere. No particle board, hinges and slides for under $3000. So pleased and your so right the kitchen is what sells the house.
Vintage Gopherwood, disagree it’s like anything, if you do your research, prepare everything & follow instructions, do a couple of test runs on a old kitchen cabinet door that either neighbour has thrown out for rubbish pick up, I was quoted from $22k to $35k new kitchen by trade professionals, so all I did cause I kept all appliances & water/power same, $1200 to paint/ including new splash back replaced old tiles, handles etc, I had a stone mason to come in and change the bench top to granite, about $1600 installed, looks great for $2800 only, I have friends who have payed $26k & have had issues with the Tradies even going to consumers affairs as work not to standards, at least you know you have put the time & effort in your own work, also when people come over I tell them it cost $17k as i already had new appliances, they believe me until I explained I did it.
Kitchens sell a house to a point. At certain price points people just replace everything so it’s really the kitchen size rather than the actual stuff in it.
I made bedroom furniture for my daughter and sprayed it with a Titan Airless sprayer, using a latex paint from Benjamin Moore that was designed for furniture. It required a full 16 hours before re-coat. Did 3 coats, first sanding at 220, second at 320. (One portion got 4 because I did a bad job there). The result was as smooth as glass and looked like it was lacquer. Previously, I did some kitchen cabinets with regular trim-paint on oak and it was nowhere near as good as yours. Home owner was trying to save some money.
They look beautiful ~ very very nice! :) Trendy colors come & go but white kitchens never go out of style. For long, anyway. They've been around since the early 1900's. White kitchens are pretty, cheerful, bright & clean looking work spaces. Eventually everybody returns to white.
I understand your video is on professional painting . But It really depends on what look you are going for. I work in a custom Cabinet Shop. And we have people who want painted oak cabinets (brand new). Then they rub a darker glaze in them. It makes a unique look when you can see the grain. Also some people like it for the rustic or old redone look. That's one thing I love about Construction And Cabinet building. It really comes down to what you yourself want. There are so many different ways to do things.
I thought those looked like sterile gloves in a close up, then saw the package in the background....very nice sir, it says a lot about the attention to detail and ultimate craftsmanship. 🤣 Or maybe you’re like me and bring home expired gloves to use around the house.
MAB used to make a paint called agricultural white, it had a finish like a fingernail paint and lasted for years, I painted a handrail and railing with this paint and you would've thought that the entire handrail was dipped in a paint can, with a beautiful glasslike finish, by the way without all of that prep work.
Do you use lacquer on all your paint grade projects? Do you never use enamel? I’m really intrigued by this idea. Everyone I know uses latex or enamel for cabinets and lacquer only as a clear top coat over stain. Appreciate the videos and would love to hear your response. Thanks!
I understand why you used swivel hangers. Yes, they do have to be controlled when spraying but once you need to spray the side, you can without needing to reposition yourself. How many times did I go around to the other side and accidentally touch the project with my sleeve or sprayer hose. ALSO.. this stuff dries so fast you have to keep spraying to retain that "wet edge". Your awesome dude!
Great video, thanks. FWTW, I did brush paint oak cabinets in a house I sold and I didn't hear any negative comments back from agents. I did like the look of the grain coming through. To me a lacquer finish is professional, but so common as to look cheap. I think which to use depends on the overall design. Old farmhouse look is a hot design in my area and uncommon because it costs a bit more because of higher labor. In a more modern design lacquer would be better. Just my 2 cents. For sure I think lacquer is a more durable finish but I don't find home buyers to be very practicable and instead want a show house.
Damn those look great. I could have used your help when I painted my maple cabinets last year. Everything that could go wrong did...several times. I finally called several painter to give me a bid to paint the cabinets. One guy that supposedly specializes in painting cabinets wouldn’t do it even after I basically offered him a blank check. That’s how desperate I was. No takers so I did it myself.
First off I enjoyed your video and use lacquer base paints a lot. I am very familiar with lacquer base painting. My comment is a safety note for you, Please do not take it the wrong way. As a retired Firefighter and still work in the repair business I can not stress safety enough. I see that you have your compressor in the same area as the spraying. Just a note of caution, its the fumes that can ignite so I see in the video several explosive areas of danger. They are your compressor, lights, electrical outlets. I do not know if you have any mechanical ventilation for the fumes. I have seen first hand how something like this can go bad. It only takes a very small spark for it to go off like a bomb. I will continue to follow you and enjoy your work. Just trying to give a little safety note and I am sure your a very safe person. I hope that you do not take offense to my comments, I meant them in a very good way. Have a great day! And keep building!
Ive seen in a couple refinish videos guys use the hooks on the tops of the cabinets. You also used them for the doors too. What do you do when you are done to repair those holes left by the hooks?
I would have suggested using a primer. Also for that to be a hlvp there is a lot of over spray. If any one is interested in getting the. Same finish without out the high. Vocs. I would suggest using Breakthrough from PPG. The lacquer is very bad f or your heart and also very flammable. There was a case in Dallas where a paint company wen in to paint cabinets and ended up catching a.housr on fire. Even your venting has to be right or that as well can start a fire .
Beautiful job, Handyman. Just wanted to confirm that you didn’t use primer first, right? Is it not needed with lacquer? Also, do you have any concerns about the lacquer cracking with the movement of the wood? Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
I made my built in around my fire place and I sand and will paint once my gun comes in. I’m using Semi gloss and I’m nervous about it but hopefully it works fine. It’s a high traffic area and kids touch often so we shall see. I’m taping off everything this weekend
I paint a lot of cabinets myself. Love your technique. One thing might save you some time is rigging your hangers with 2 hooks so they don't spin so much.
Good video! Just curious why you put the hooks in the top of the door, not the bottom where you'll never see it? Also, if you're concerned about their being debris in the gun and you pour the paint out to strain it, you may want to clean the gun out too because anything that doesn't get poured out will come out in the next coat. I watched this video mainly to see what people are spraying on their cabinets as well as if I can use my Sata automotive paint guns to spray it. You covered both of those topics for me!! I am curious what size the fluid tip is in that gun. Is it a 1.3 or is it bigger than that? Thanks again!
I'm guessing these are uppers, so you wouldn't be able to see holes up top. Then you put hooks on the bottom side of the lowers and hang them upside down to paint. At least that's how I did it to conceal the holes.
After you mentioned tinted lacquer in your previous video, I went with that for refinishing my cabinets. Worked awesomely. I wish I had the space you have though. I used a Wagner collapsible spray booth. Thanks for your videos! Even as someone who has done renovation work (part time) for over 10 years, it's nice to still learn things.
cool video. i think that people are currently more okay with the oak grain showing because thin wood finishes seem to be popular right now-stains, milk paints, etc.
Yeah I must admit I was pointing at Strainer saying you missed a step... Lol, anyways Cabinets came out Awesome. Can't wait to see them built and installed.
Devilbiss sprayers like the Flg4 and 3 seam to have such a soft spray that the finish puts it self on. Good choice and cost effective! Another good one that I have come across that has an awesome finish is the Impact series from Iwata. Both are awesome and the guy on a budget can afford!
I believe that spray gun comes with a few tips, I'm assuming you went with 1.8mm. Would you thin latex pant with Floetrol? I'm pretty much ready to tackle my kitchen cabinets, just need to clear up those 2 concerns
Looks good. After the live stream late night and alcohol, I'm glad to see they turned out great. lol. Keep up the good work and thank you for the video.
Have you ever tried and water based pre cat lacquers like "General Finish" brand? If so could you get similar results without the fumes of Nitrocellouse.
Two questions. 1. How much lacquer is a typical kitchen. I bought 3 gallons and I'm afraid it's not enough. How can I figure that out. It's pigmented so I can't just go grab another gallon the kitchen is about 30 doors 10 drawer fronts and face frames. 2. How much are you thinking the lacquer? I see all kinds of information. I'm using and HVLP some say between 5 and 20 percent. Thanks
You have all very good tools, but I have done a very bad job! I dare you to do stain and high gloss finish on those cabinets. I can show you my stain cabinet with high gloss finish.
Awsome job i was reminded watching your video that when i was in paint and body school i painted the President of my school front porch swing tje same way and man it was awsome.
Honestly I couldn't find a video like this 5 years ago another solid video. I noticed you didn't strain it to but good thing it was first coat maybe that's why you had that issue with your spray pattern 3 or 4 doors in
Angie’s list and Home Adviser SUCK asked for referral 3 times for a electrician received 1 follow up phone call telling me their working on it never heard back. Great vid thanks will be painting mine soon
Bought a house with painted cabinets. Looks like they did a decent job, but as you point out, you can see the wood grain. I want to use this method to paint them to match a hutch we have (kind of a cream color). The cabinets were painted with a waterborne alkyd paint. Can I spray a lacquer tinted to a cream color over the alkyd paint? What tips do you have for prepping these for doing it this way?
Hi, great video. For the front cabinet doors do you spray 3 times?. Also, for oak cabinets do you think 2 coats of wood filler or aqua coat is sufficient or would you recommend 3?
Aren't lacquer fumes highly flammable? On the DSW channel I think he was telling people about an accidental explosion a contactor had painting lacquer.
Once again Handyman makes it look easy. It is not. From beginning of making the cabinets to prep to finish to install. BIG PROPS from Richard's Painting Service INC. Scarsdale NY 10583. Keep it up man
Doors look good, how do they feel on both sides running a flat hand over them? Dry spray is a bitch when lacquer retarder isn't used. May slightly slow down dry time, but helps eliminate over spray sediment, especially when using a lacquer thinner that is only good for cleaning your equipment when using Lenmar products.
Great job and brilliant result. I have three questions: what kind of wood did you use to make the frames, what is the input pressure on the manometer of the spray gun, what diameter does the nozzle of the spray gun have? Thank you.
The tank pressure was at 60 the gun was at 25. Here is a video on how I made the cabinets th-cam.com/video/cu-Q1HAgDFE/w-d-xo.html I can't remember what tip size I have.
I experimented with precat on furniture and was told NOT to spray inside unless I wanted to blow the house to high heaven. Even with proper venting. Outside spraying managed to piss off a couple neighbours. Is that a water based lacquer?
Handy man you must mention your using non water based . When painting MDF fibres will lift. It’s always best to use oil base or cellulose shellac base before rub down has these harden the fibres. And as an experienced brush hand I know the fibres of MDF are carcinogenic. And oil paints make the dust fibres heavier to fall to floor level rather than misting the air with fine particles of dust , where has water base lift the fibres more . Has water an wood don’t mix especially on particle made wood. Trust me sir i can get a mirror finish no brush marks with a brush. Just some will not pay the prep time
If the trim in the kitchen is painted white, does the white of this lacquer just match well enough? Or do you do all the trim in lacquer as well? Thanks for the video
Curious of your gun settings: tip size (1.4, 1.8?), how many turns out from full closed and psi at trigger, not at the compressor. With auto paint I'm shooting it around 23-25 psi for base, more for clear. Not sure how this lacquer compares.
truchoemail b if you hang them from the bottom of the door for base and top for wall cabinets there should be any filing to do because nobody will see it
For the base cabinets you drill the holes on the bottom and for the wall cabinets you drill them from the top. Once the doors are installed only you and your cat will know about them.
Would your airless sprayer be enough for painting cabinets? If not, is a pancake compressor enough for getting them done? Wondering about the tool ($$) investment needed.
Once again, THANK YOU!!! Been watching your video for a LONG time and YOU have helped me quite a bit. I have a question, your door styles appear to be a Shaker style, which is what I will be doing but, my question is this, for your center panel, where do you buy the wood or materail that you are using for your center panel and is there a specific name for it? THANK YOU.!
Having experimented with spray finishing for about 3 years I discovered that you get the best finish outdoors on cement (if you have no professional booth) and wet down the floor to keep dust from floating in the air. I see that he sprays inside his garage where he also sands and works which is a dusty environment. I never got a chance to test but a great idea for indoors would be some kind of device that mists the air with water to keep dust from going into the air and ruining the finish but i guess water would be incompatible with non water based finishes.
@@broken1965 on wood you can go with Evercoat G2, sand and then automotive base coat and 2k satin clearcoat like PCL, great, hard and durable finish, I use satin but you can got semi gloss or the finish that you want plus the automot8ve colors are colormatch
I wonder why you don't install a filtered exhaust fan in the garage, such as a paint shop would have...Your the Handyman, surely not difficult to install. Great job though.
The app looks interesting. My only concern is what keeps someone from working very slowly and milking the hourly rate?( opposed to getting a set quote)
This is a great product. I’m using it for all my trim, baseboards, and window casing. The issue I’m trying to solve is when painting a large area (such as the casing on my 6’ tall windows), the overspray sticks to the areas I already painted that started to cure. As you know it only takes seconds for it to go from liquid to starting to tack up. When the overspray hits these areas this creates a very rough surface and looks terrible. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks
If you like lacquer try using a lacquer sanding sealer primer sometime, stuff is awesome. Not necessary, but priming your door panels and rail/stile edges before assembly is nice. It reduces the amount of inside corner sanding you need to do.
Tip : DON’T use hangers!! Your work keeps wobbling as it’s only hung at one point! Use 2 attachment points instead!
My interest ramped up when I saw the Coors Banquet 🍻 nice job !
You did excellent job, we love it and thank you very much sharing your TH-cam how to painting Kitchen Cabinets!
Great video and beautiful work handyman! I've been using ppg breakthrough paint for cabinets. Water based, dries as fast as lacquer, and is extremely durable. Rated for foot traffic. I spray it with the graco tc pro cordless and finish is flawless
Breakthrough does not dry as fast as lacquer.
How come the neighbors house next door is partially white 👍
You should try a set of non swiveling hangers... Great video by the way...
Happy to hear you read my comment about my painted oak grain cabinets and to hear your feedback. I agree if I was in the business (was once) I wouldn't hand paint them. You have to put out factory finish because that's what the customers expect. I don't have to guess what my expectations are for my own kitchen. (Also am sooo much better at brush painting than the average Joe.) Thanks for this video. Very informative.
Interesting, I think you'd get better results by having the doors flat when you spray them. You'd never be concerned with runs...Place the doors flat on two 1/2 inch by 3/4" strips of wood. Also, with "your" method change the nozzle position so you can spray the door vertically first and then change it quickly back to spray horizontally. You always have to spay the doors in both directions to eliminate the look of lines...I have no idea how I found your channel, but I used to paint cabinet doors professionally in a real cabinet shop. It looks like you got good results. Man...that's a small space to be painting in. Good job.
Build subsequent coats, lather it on. Then sand flat with 320 until no shiny spots appear. Apply final coat(s). It’ll have depth and have that hard candy look and feel.
Thanks for answering all the questions, I used a compressor paint gun a few months ago and changing the settings on the spray and testing it out on the sample board like you did was tricky. Maybe a tips video on how to dial in the spray settings? What to look for with splatter etc.
I like when the grain shows with the right paint and ceruse
Very methodical with your system...impressive!
There is something about kitchen cabinets that needs to be done professionally ))) you can’t do them cheap that is for sure. In most cases, Kitchen is what sells a house.
Love your work!
I can say that it's more like pro job .
Good prep.
Ok gun good paint.sanding between coats,
Whet else?
you can get worse job from sprayshop.
Sergei S wwhhaaattt???
We was told that our large kitchen was going to cost over $10,000 to replace the old cupboards. Did them through fastcabinetdoors.com and they have the best quality I have seen anywhere. No particle board, hinges and slides for under $3000. So pleased and your so right the kitchen is what sells the house.
Vintage Gopherwood, disagree it’s like anything, if you do your research, prepare everything & follow instructions, do a couple of test runs on a old kitchen cabinet door that either neighbour has thrown out for rubbish pick up, I was quoted from $22k to $35k new kitchen by trade professionals, so all I did cause I kept all appliances & water/power same, $1200 to paint/ including new splash back replaced old tiles, handles etc, I had a stone mason to come in and change the bench top to granite, about $1600 installed, looks great for $2800 only, I have friends who have payed $26k & have had issues with the Tradies even going to consumers affairs as work not to standards, at least you know you have put the time & effort in your own work, also when people come over I tell them it cost $17k as i already had new appliances, they believe me until I explained I did it.
Kitchens sell a house to a point. At certain price points people just replace everything so it’s really the kitchen size rather than the actual stuff in it.
I made bedroom furniture for my daughter and sprayed it with a Titan Airless sprayer, using a latex paint from Benjamin Moore that was designed for furniture. It required a full 16 hours before re-coat. Did 3 coats, first sanding at 220, second at 320. (One portion got 4 because I did a bad job there). The result was as smooth as glass and looked like it was lacquer. Previously, I did some kitchen cabinets with regular trim-paint on oak and it was nowhere near as good as yours. Home owner was trying to save some money.
They look beautiful ~ very very nice! :)
Trendy colors come & go but white kitchens never go out of style. For long, anyway. They've been around since the early 1900's. White kitchens are pretty, cheerful, bright & clean looking work spaces. Eventually everybody returns to white.
cream or white of that Make
About to start spraying my kitchen cabinets, thanks for the tips... great job.
I understand your video is on professional painting . But It really depends on what look you are going for. I work in a custom Cabinet Shop. And we have people who want painted oak cabinets (brand new). Then they rub a darker glaze in them. It makes a unique look when you can see the grain. Also some people like it for the rustic or old redone look. That's one thing I love about Construction And Cabinet building. It really comes down to what you yourself want. There are so many different ways to do things.
I thought those looked like sterile gloves in a close up, then saw the package in the background....very nice sir, it says a lot about the attention to detail and ultimate craftsmanship. 🤣 Or maybe you’re like me and bring home expired gloves to use around the house.
You know those stories you hear about where whole houses blow up? Well, this is one way how that happens.
@ 5:50 I was thinking is there anyway to ventilate the area? Then up goes the garage door and fan. 😂👍
MAB used to make a paint called agricultural white, it had a finish like a fingernail paint and lasted for years, I painted a handrail and railing with this paint and you would've thought that the entire handrail was dipped in a paint can, with a beautiful glasslike finish, by the way without all of that prep work.
Great result, which tip size did you use on the gun? Any pointers on how to get the right paint viscosity / thinning to the right degree?
Do you use lacquer on all your paint grade projects? Do you never use enamel? I’m really intrigued by this idea. Everyone I know uses latex or enamel for cabinets and lacquer only as a clear top coat over stain. Appreciate the videos and would love to hear your response. Thanks!
I understand why you used swivel hangers. Yes, they do have to be controlled when spraying but once you need to spray the side, you can without needing to reposition yourself. How many times did I go around to the other side and accidentally touch the project with my sleeve or sprayer hose. ALSO.. this stuff dries so fast you have to keep spraying to retain that "wet edge". Your awesome dude!
Great video, thanks. FWTW, I did brush paint oak cabinets in a house I sold and I didn't hear any negative comments back from agents. I did like the look of the grain coming through. To me a lacquer finish is professional, but so common as to look cheap. I think which to use depends on the overall design. Old farmhouse look is a hot design in my area and uncommon because it costs a bit more because of higher labor. In a more modern design lacquer would be better. Just my 2 cents.
For sure I think lacquer is a more durable finish but I don't find home buyers to be very practicable and instead want a show house.
Damn those look great. I could have used your help when I painted my maple cabinets last year. Everything that could go wrong did...several times. I finally called several painter to give me a bid to paint the cabinets. One guy that supposedly specializes in painting cabinets wouldn’t do it even after I basically offered him a blank check. That’s how desperate I was. No takers so I did it myself.
At your mixing station, l noticed a container labeled “Admiral Nelson’s”. How is that incorporated into your painting technique? 🤪
You even have a spray painting room. Is there anything you don't have or can't do? Very impressive. Keep up the good work.
First off I enjoyed your video and use lacquer base paints a lot. I am very familiar with lacquer base painting. My comment is a safety note for you, Please do not take it the wrong way. As a retired Firefighter and still work in the repair business I can not stress safety enough. I see that you have your compressor in the same area as the spraying. Just a note of caution, its the fumes that can ignite so I see in the video several explosive areas of danger. They are your compressor, lights, electrical outlets. I do not know if you have any mechanical ventilation for the fumes. I have seen first hand how something like this can go bad. It only takes a very small spark for it to go off like a bomb. I will continue to follow you and enjoy your work. Just trying to give a little safety note and I am sure your a very safe person. I hope that you do not take offense to my comments, I meant them in a very good way. Have a great day! And keep building!
Ive seen in a couple refinish videos guys use the hooks on the tops of the cabinets. You also used them for the doors too. What do you do when you are done to repair those holes left by the hooks?
leave the holes there. Its impossible to see them
Lol. Why did you set out the filter and then just dump in gun without filtering? Just kidding. Great video!
I would have suggested using a primer. Also for that to be a hlvp there is a lot of over spray. If any one is interested in getting the. Same finish without out the high. Vocs. I would suggest using Breakthrough from PPG. The lacquer is very bad f or your heart and also very flammable. There was a case in Dallas where a paint company wen in to paint cabinets and ended up catching a.housr on fire. Even your venting has to be right or that as well can start a fire .
Beautiful job, Handyman. Just wanted to confirm that you didn’t use primer first, right? Is it not needed with lacquer? Also, do you have any concerns about the lacquer cracking with the movement of the wood? Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
In the beginning, he mentioned making a different video on how he primed them
Hooks on doors, GENIUS
I made my built in around my fire place and I sand and will paint once my gun comes in. I’m using Semi gloss and I’m nervous about it but hopefully it works fine. It’s a high traffic area and kids touch often so we shall see. I’m taping off everything this weekend
Great job... finish looks flawless from here. Lol
I paint a lot of cabinets myself. Love your technique. One thing might save you some time is rigging your hangers with 2 hooks so they don't spin so much.
do you use laquer? if so what type.
Loved the protection on his feet!
Good video! Just curious why you put the hooks in the top of the door, not the bottom where you'll never see it? Also, if you're concerned about their being debris in the gun and you pour the paint out to strain it, you may want to clean the gun out too because anything that doesn't get poured out will come out in the next coat. I watched this video mainly to see what people are spraying on their cabinets as well as if I can use my Sata automotive paint guns to spray it. You covered both of those topics for me!! I am curious what size the fluid tip is in that gun. Is it a 1.3 or is it bigger than that? Thanks again!
I'm guessing these are uppers, so you wouldn't be able to see holes up top. Then you put hooks on the bottom side of the lowers and hang them upside down to paint. At least that's how I did it to conceal the holes.
After you mentioned tinted lacquer in your previous video, I went with that for refinishing my cabinets. Worked awesomely.
I wish I had the space you have though. I used a Wagner collapsible spray booth.
Thanks for your videos! Even as someone who has done renovation work (part time) for over 10 years, it's nice to still learn things.
cool video. i think that people are currently more okay with the oak grain showing because thin wood finishes seem to be popular right now-stains, milk paints, etc.
Great video. I definitly agree that painted oak is NOT a good look. haha.
He's mostly right, but with the trend of modern shabby chic, we see more and more rustic/rough painted items actually improving value.
Yeah I must admit I was pointing at Strainer saying you missed a step... Lol, anyways Cabinets came out Awesome. Can't wait to see them built and installed.
Devilbiss sprayers like the Flg4 and 3 seam to have such a soft spray that the finish puts it self on. Good choice and cost effective! Another good one that I have come across that has an awesome finish is the Impact series from Iwata. Both are awesome and the guy on a budget can afford!
I wish I would have seen this vid before I refinished my first kitchen for my business!
I believe that spray gun comes with a few tips, I'm assuming you went with 1.8mm. Would you thin latex pant with Floetrol? I'm pretty much ready to tackle my kitchen cabinets, just need to clear up those 2 concerns
Looks great! Now I’d like to see the frame work built for those cabinet doors.
I have those videos uploaded. Go back in time a little.
I’m like how you said it’s not actually paint, most homeowners don’t know what lacquer is, really a lot of painters don’t even know
Looks good. After the live stream late night and alcohol, I'm glad to see they turned out great. lol. Keep up the good work and thank you for the video.
70 psi for laquer seems very high. That's like pushing thicker latex. pressure. That would explain that massive cloud.
Have you ever tried and water based pre cat lacquers like "General Finish" brand? If so could you get similar results without the fumes of Nitrocellouse.
I use General finishes professional line, love it. Looks thick sprays like a dream through a HVLP
Great video, but I have a question.
Would you use HVLP or airless for latex paint? And why?
Two questions.
1. How much lacquer is a typical kitchen. I bought 3 gallons and I'm afraid it's not enough. How can I figure that out. It's pigmented so I can't just go grab another gallon the kitchen is about 30 doors 10 drawer fronts and face frames.
2. How much are you thinking the lacquer? I see all kinds of information. I'm using and HVLP some say between 5 and 20 percent.
Thanks
You have all very good tools, but I have done a very bad job! I dare you to do stain and high gloss finish on those cabinets. I can show you my stain cabinet with high gloss finish.
Awsome job i was reminded watching your video that when i was in paint and body school i painted the President of my school front porch swing tje same way and man it was awsome.
Honestly I couldn't find a video like this 5 years ago another solid video. I noticed you didn't strain it to but good thing it was first coat maybe that's why you had that issue with your spray pattern 3 or 4 doors in
I completely forgot on the first coat.
Once you finished painting, What did you do about the holes in the door from the hangers.
Polyfila and speck of paint
Angie’s list and Home Adviser SUCK asked for referral 3 times for a electrician received 1 follow up phone call telling me their working on it never heard back. Great vid thanks will be painting mine soon
Great job on the cabinets.👍
Try hangers that don't swivel
Bought a house with painted cabinets. Looks like they did a decent job, but as you point out, you can see the wood grain. I want to use this method to paint them to match a hutch we have (kind of a cream color). The cabinets were painted with a waterborne alkyd paint. Can I spray a lacquer tinted to a cream color over the alkyd paint? What tips do you have for prepping these for doing it this way?
Looks absolutely fabulous and professional from A to Z! Just curious, how many coats did you add?
Hi, great video. For the front cabinet doors do you spray 3 times?. Also, for oak cabinets do you think 2 coats of wood filler or aqua coat is sufficient or would you recommend 3?
Aren't lacquer fumes highly flammable? On the DSW channel I think he was telling people about an accidental explosion a contactor had painting lacquer.
How are you holding those doors on with those hangers will that leaving mark's? Nice work btw
Lived the video. Would I get good results with an electric paint set?
Once again Handyman makes it look easy. It is not. From beginning of making the cabinets to prep to finish to install. BIG PROPS from Richard's Painting Service INC. Scarsdale NY 10583. Keep it up man
another great vid, - Glad you dont smoke haha--- might turned in to Shou Sugi Ban doors lol
You're way too happy in that thumbnail. Lacquer fumes ftw
Doors look good, how do they feel on both sides running a flat hand over them?
Dry spray is a bitch when lacquer retarder isn't used. May slightly slow down dry time, but helps eliminate over spray sediment, especially when using a lacquer thinner that is only good for cleaning your equipment when using Lenmar products.
Ok so now how do you advise the upkeep & care of this beautiful paint job? Are there degreasing cleaners that are a huge no no? Mild soap & water?
Great job and brilliant result. I have three questions: what kind of wood did you use to make the frames, what is the input pressure on the manometer of the spray gun, what diameter does the nozzle of the spray gun have? Thank you.
The tank pressure was at 60 the gun was at 25. Here is a video on how I made the cabinets th-cam.com/video/cu-Q1HAgDFE/w-d-xo.html I can't remember what tip size I have.
you didn't filter the lacquer even though you had the filter in the loading station for the sprayer
I experimented with precat on furniture and was told NOT to spray inside unless I wanted to blow the house to high heaven. Even with proper venting.
Outside spraying managed to piss off a couple neighbours.
Is that a water based lacquer?
Doors look great, I have a Fuji hvlp that I use on my cabinets, curious if you have always used a hvlp gun and compressor?
Handy man you must mention your using non water based . When painting MDF fibres will lift. It’s always best to use oil base or cellulose shellac base before rub down has these harden the fibres. And as an experienced brush hand I know the fibres of MDF are carcinogenic. And oil paints make the dust fibres heavier to fall to floor level rather than misting the air with fine particles of dust , where has water base lift the fibres more . Has water an wood don’t mix especially on particle made wood.
Trust me sir i can get a mirror finish no brush marks with a brush. Just some will not pay the prep time
what tip size did you use. 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6 ???
If the trim in the kitchen is painted white, does the white of this lacquer just match well enough? Or do you do all the trim in lacquer as well? Thanks for the video
Curious of your gun settings: tip size (1.4, 1.8?), how many turns out from full closed and psi at trigger, not at the compressor. With auto paint I'm shooting it around 23-25 psi for base, more for clear. Not sure how this lacquer compares.
I am also curious what gun nozzle/tip size did you use?
What did you do for those screw holes that they were hanging from? I guess you could fill them and touch up paint.
Or not
truchoemail b if you hang them from the bottom of the door for base and top for wall cabinets there should be any filing to do because nobody will see it
For the base cabinets you drill the holes on the bottom and for the wall cabinets you drill them from the top. Once the doors are installed only you and your cat will know about them.
Would your airless sprayer be enough for painting cabinets? If not, is a pancake compressor enough for getting them done? Wondering about the tool ($$) investment needed.
Great, great, great video 😀😀😀😀😀💯💯💯💯💯
Once again, THANK YOU!!! Been watching your video for a LONG time and YOU have helped me quite a bit. I have a question, your door styles appear to be a Shaker style, which is what I will be doing but, my question is this, for your center panel, where do you buy the wood or materail that you are using for your center panel and is there a specific name for it? THANK YOU.!
It looks like MDF board
Having experimented with spray finishing for about 3 years I discovered that you get the best finish outdoors on cement (if you have no professional booth) and wet down the floor to keep dust from floating in the air. I see that he sprays inside his garage where he also sands and works which is a dusty environment. I never got a chance to test but a great idea for indoors would be some kind of device that mists the air with water to keep dust from going into the air and ruining the finish but i guess water would be incompatible with non water based finishes.
As a auto painter for 20 years I was yelling don't forget the strainer
and yet, he didn't strain the 1st batch.
I would paint them flat like a car hood takes more time but sanding runs does also..
@@broken1965 on wood you can go with Evercoat G2, sand and then automotive base coat and 2k satin clearcoat like PCL, great, hard and durable finish, I use satin but you can got semi gloss or the finish that you want plus the automot8ve colors are colormatch
good job what type of paint did you use? the finish looks great
What size needle did you use? 1.5 or 1.8?
Does the EPA have an undercover car parked down the street from your location???
I wonder why you don't install a filtered exhaust fan in the garage, such as a paint shop would have...Your the Handyman, surely not difficult to install. Great job though.
The app looks interesting. My only concern is what keeps someone from working very slowly and milking the hourly rate?( opposed to getting a set quote)
The reviews. You get bad reviews you are out. Same thing that happens with any hourly handyman with or without an app.
I have old veneer cabinets that I want to paint. What paint would you recommend?
How do I get colors with the lenmar product. Lacquer high quality finish in custom colors. Thanks
How good a result could you get with HVLP sprayer? I don't want to invest in compressor and gun for one use.... Thanks!
My Rehab nurse said I should be out in time for your next live stream.
This is a great product. I’m using it for all my trim, baseboards, and window casing. The issue I’m trying to solve is when painting a large area (such as the casing on my 6’ tall windows), the overspray sticks to the areas I already painted that started to cure. As you know it only takes seconds for it to go from liquid to starting to tack up. When the overspray hits these areas this creates a very rough surface and looks terrible. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks
Yes, paint with regular waterbased house paint.
You sanded the first coat but not the second and applied the last coat, is that correct? I'm painting my doors also.
Is satin the standard sheen when laquering kitchen cabinets? Our painters always use semigloss alkyd. Different demographic though
Can I do this with a 20 gallon, 120v, and 200 psi compressor?
nice set up, can I use 6 gallon air compressor (pancake), Thanks for share.
Not going to work very well. I have one and have used it but you have to let it fill up a lot.