Snow White Milk Paint Kitchen Cabinets

What happened when i didn t sand.

Snow white milk paint kitchen cabinets.

Milk paint has a matte finish and will show marks. The ultimate test of milk paint you could say. I have personally tried this product and love it. You could skip the primer but for the price trust me primer first if covering something dark.

I was hoping it would help brighten up the room create a sense of calm for me and keep the space looking tidy and neat. While i did love the kitchen i had an itch to paint the cabinets white to coordinate with the island and the other two pieces in the kitchen. But if you re going to finish kitchen cabinets with milk paint i strongly recommend applying protective topcoats over the paint. Instead of using snow white milk paint for kitchen cabinets general finishes suggests that you use brushable white enamel instead.

We all know how hard pure white can be to achieve that perfect look but general finishes milk paint in snow white rose to the task. When i started painting my cabinets i did not sand and i did not use primer. I was pretty. I took this picture after 3 coats of the milk paint.

After that the snow white milk paint went on nicely and the coverage was superb. Buy the general finishes products. I was covering my 1960 s orange oak cabinets with snow white general finishes milk paint. So after painting my first cabinet door i went and bought primer and primered my remaining cabinets with 2 coats.

I am very frustrated any advice would be appreciated. Snow white paint one gallon. 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. Http amzn to 2aprfdr high performance top coat.

My original tutorial on how to paint your cabinets with milk paint which you can read here has generated lots of interest within the past year and is actually becoming one of my most popular posts so i assume that many of you would like to know how durable they have proved to be over the course of 12 months. All of which are white with a butcher block top. It s a tall order. But first a little recap.