Can You Paint Oak Cabinets Without Sanding

Painting over oak cabinets without sanding or priming.

Can you paint oak cabinets without sanding.

This is a great project for anyone who wants to update their kitchen cabinet doors and frames quickly and easily. Unless you live in a house that is almost brand spanking new chances are you have honey oak cabinets somewhere in your home. But if the doors are smooth not slick to the touch you can likely skip the sanding step as long as you do a few bits of prep first. I m going to out on a limb here and say that if you do you probably strongly dislike them.

Part 1 removing the cabinet doors and drawers. Apply a liquid deglosser to remove the varnish. Wipe down cabinets around the stove with a tsp based cleaner to remove grease. Painting over oak cabinets without sanding or priming.

To paint cabinets without sanding you ll need to use a deglosser to remove any varnish from the cabinets and prime them to make sure the paint sticks. Unless you live in a house that is almost brand spanking new chances are you have honey oak. If your cabinets are damaged or have peeling paint or really shiny surfaces either from the material or a shiny coating you ll probably need to lightly sand to help the new paint bond better.