Cleaning Kitchen Cabinets Before Painting

And i always recommend cleaning down cabinetry in the kitchen bath or laundry room prior to painting.

Cleaning kitchen cabinets before painting.

Harsh scrubbing can damage kitchen cabinets finish or paint. Do use a gentle cleaning solution. It still attacks the grease and that is what you want to get rid of and isn t as stinky as the denatured alcohol. To clean grease off kitchen cabinets before you paint them we like to spray down all surfaces with krud kutter then scrub them really well.

No matter the painting occasion this is what i do at the purple painted lady. Make sure you clean both sides of the doors and drawers and all the nooks and crannies of the frames. Clean them as good as you can getting in all the nooks and crannies. To make it a bit easier we use brushes that you can attach to a drill or impact driver.

You don t want to have to work harder to sand off all the extra grease on your kitchen cabinets and you don t want to be painting over grease. And after you re done drink a nice glass of wine to celebrate your superhuman cleaning skills. First clean with mineral spirits then wipe it down with a rag that is moistened with clean fresh water. Instead prepare your own gentle cleaner.

It is recommended that you thoroughly clean your cabinets before painting with a sponge and denatured alcohol. Leave the abrasive cleaners and scrub brushes to your sink. I prefer to use dawn dish soap.