About a month after painting the island i began to notice just how rough my children can be on my kitchen cabinets especially with that stool photographed above.
Is milk paint durable for kitchen cabinets.
Deciding what type of paint to choose when embarking on painting your cabinets can seem.
But if you re going to finish kitchen cabinets with milk paint i strongly recommend applying protective topcoats over the paint.
Given those are my only trouble areas with the milk paint i would say it is pretty dang durable.
The type of applicator you use will change the thickness of the film and affect the appearance gf milk paint.
So now that almost six months have passed i can now confidently say that milk paint truly is durable.
When refinishing kitchen cabinets our contractor customers often roll the face frames and spray the doors.
For diy rs my oak kitchen cabinets were peeling.
This paint is non toxic relatively durable and easy to clean up.
However milk paint tends to come in a restricted color range is more expensive than oil or latex and according to old house online is prone to staining.
Just to give you better context i wanted to show you what my professionally painted oil based paint cabinets look like after three years.
Milk paint has a matte finish and will show marks.
The resins that make milk paint durable change the properties of it so you have to handle it differently.
It is not milk paint but has a similar finish.
Although it s quite durable it will be stained by many common kitchen substances including oils whether from a bottle a stick of butter or just your hands.
Hi beth i am in the process of painting my kitchen cabinets with milk paint in snow white and i have awful brush marks also i am having a hard time getting the arches in the cabinet doors covered well without drios and brush marks.
It doesn t require sanding it doesn t require priming the application is quick easy and streak free.
General finishes milk paint would need a top coat if used on cabinets or other high use pieces.
Here are a few of the reasons i found for using milk paint to paint your kitchen cabinets.
One of my most popular posts lately has been how to paint your kitchen cabinets without sanding so it got me to thinking of all my blogger friends who have painted their wooden kitchen cabinets over the years.
The milk paint is durable enough for cabinets without a top coat.
I used antique white as it worked best with my cloud white trim.
Milk paint on cabinet doors may need sealing to hold up to repeated use.
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Both require a primer in most cases and both are very durable however sherwin williams proclassic hardens to a more durable finish as a cabinet paint.
I had great results with general finishes gel stain previously so i decided to try the general finishes milk paint.