Ok, so I rent, and I have these old ugly cheap wood cabinets in my kitchen, probably installed in the 80's...mind you.
They were driving me nuts so I finally asked if I could paint a nice solid, intelligent, not too flashy color that would do the room some justice. I got the approval, and decided to go to Canadian Tire to talk to the "paint experts" to see what I would need to get the job done as I have no problem being a DIY enthusiast.
Well, my "paint experts" consisted of a ditsy girl no older than 20, playing with her hair asking her co-worker, another kid in his 20's (who looked half-baked) when she could go on her lunch break. I've NEVER had a good Canadian Tire experience and something was telling me this wasn't about to change... but I stuck with it and hoped it wouldn't be so bad.
I clearly explained the type of surface I was painting. Low and behold, I get the perfect color, a nice, warm, rich, intelligent "deep cocoa espresso-like brown". Its very complimentary to the mood I like. When I'm in the kitchen, I love dark rich colors highlighted with simple peices of pottery, for example, in reds, oranges, and earthy greens. Moving on...so I have the brushes, the roller, the container, paint...I'm feelin good to go...
Get home, unhinge all of the doors, tape up the areas close to the walls, etc... and I start to go at it. Well, the paint looks beautiful, but I notice one little problem. It was latex based, and seemed to have this "peely" effect to it even when it was dry, any time it would touched... just not "securely on there" if you know what I mean. Then I start thinking to myself, "Ok this does NOT seem like the right paint..." I don't know if they should've suggested a primer, or just some other type of paint all together, but hey, I wasn't the expert, I was just the customer asking them to provide me with what I would need....
I never wanted a glossy look, as the matte look was really what I was going after. Anyway... I hear that there is a very matte type of polyurethane out there that isn't too glossy. I bought a can today, put on a thin layer...but what the heck, it seems like its not having that nice "smoothe, even" type of finish that I was hoping for. I can see some "lines" and where the roller went over to smoothe out the "lines" i can almost see little dots of no coverage....
GRRR! LOL. Now, here's what I'm thinking....
Being that it was a very small, thin coat, would it be wise to go over it again a little thicker, then maybe get a super fine type of sandpaper to smoothe out any imperfections? I understand that polyurethane doesn't have the same "even coverage" because of its consistancy compared to paint. I would obviously have to make sure the polyurethane is on thick enough though or I'd be sanding off the paint itself if I use any sandpaper after.....
Does anyone have any tips for the point I'm at right now? I really dont want to screw this project up! What should I expect, etc.... HELP!
Aly
They were driving me nuts so I finally asked if I could paint a nice solid, intelligent, not too flashy color that would do the room some justice. I got the approval, and decided to go to Canadian Tire to talk to the "paint experts" to see what I would need to get the job done as I have no problem being a DIY enthusiast.
Well, my "paint experts" consisted of a ditsy girl no older than 20, playing with her hair asking her co-worker, another kid in his 20's (who looked half-baked) when she could go on her lunch break. I've NEVER had a good Canadian Tire experience and something was telling me this wasn't about to change... but I stuck with it and hoped it wouldn't be so bad.
I clearly explained the type of surface I was painting. Low and behold, I get the perfect color, a nice, warm, rich, intelligent "deep cocoa espresso-like brown". Its very complimentary to the mood I like. When I'm in the kitchen, I love dark rich colors highlighted with simple peices of pottery, for example, in reds, oranges, and earthy greens. Moving on...so I have the brushes, the roller, the container, paint...I'm feelin good to go...
Get home, unhinge all of the doors, tape up the areas close to the walls, etc... and I start to go at it. Well, the paint looks beautiful, but I notice one little problem. It was latex based, and seemed to have this "peely" effect to it even when it was dry, any time it would touched... just not "securely on there" if you know what I mean. Then I start thinking to myself, "Ok this does NOT seem like the right paint..." I don't know if they should've suggested a primer, or just some other type of paint all together, but hey, I wasn't the expert, I was just the customer asking them to provide me with what I would need....
I never wanted a glossy look, as the matte look was really what I was going after. Anyway... I hear that there is a very matte type of polyurethane out there that isn't too glossy. I bought a can today, put on a thin layer...but what the heck, it seems like its not having that nice "smoothe, even" type of finish that I was hoping for. I can see some "lines" and where the roller went over to smoothe out the "lines" i can almost see little dots of no coverage....
GRRR! LOL. Now, here's what I'm thinking....
Being that it was a very small, thin coat, would it be wise to go over it again a little thicker, then maybe get a super fine type of sandpaper to smoothe out any imperfections? I understand that polyurethane doesn't have the same "even coverage" because of its consistancy compared to paint. I would obviously have to make sure the polyurethane is on thick enough though or I'd be sanding off the paint itself if I use any sandpaper after.....
Does anyone have any tips for the point I'm at right now? I really dont want to screw this project up! What should I expect, etc.... HELP!
Aly