How to Paint Pickled Oak Cabinets
Sometimes a kitchen needs a makeover, and the cabinets in a kitchen are often a great area in which to implement a new look. While there are varied options from which to choose to change the appearance of your cabinets, pickling is a fashionable and relatively easy method to use. Since cabinets are often a focal point of kitchens, pickling them can be a way to to add some interest and aesthetic appeal to your kitchen. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Sponge
- Water
- 120- to 150-grit sandpaper
- Clean cloth
- Pickling stain
- Medium-sized paintbrush
- Wiping cloth
- Dry bristle brush
- Satin or flat water-based topcoat finish
- Tri-sodium phosphate powdered cleaner
Instructions
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Pickling New Oak Cabinets
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Wipe down all of the cabinet surfaces with a wet sponge and allow to dry.
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Sand all of the cabinet surfaces with 120- to 150-grit sandpaper, and then wipe the sanding dust residue off with a clean cloth.
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Apply pickling stain to no more than two cabinets at one time. Use a medium-sized paintbrush to apply an even coat over the entire surface of the cabinet.
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Wait for approximately 10 minutes, fold a wiping cloth into a pad shape and wipe the cabinet surfaces from top to bottom, in long strokes, to remove some of the excess stain.
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Use a dry bristle brush to even out the finish, if needed. Wipe the brush with a clean cloth each time you use it.
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Apply two coats of satin or flat water-based topcoat finish. Follow the product instructions for application.
Pickling Finished Wood Cabinets
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Clean all cabinet surfaces with tri-sodium phosphate cleaning powder. Follow the manufacturer's instructions when using this product. Rinse cabinets with a wet sponge, and allow to dry completely.
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Apply pickling stain to no more than two cabinets at one time. Use a medium-sized paintbrush to apply an even coat over the entire surface of the cabinet.
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Wait for approximately 10 minutes, fold a wiping cloth into a pad shape and wipe the cabinet surfaces from top to bottom, in long strokes, to remove some of the excess stain.
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Use a dry bristle brush to even out the finish, if needed. Wipe the brush with a clean cloth each time you use it.
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Apply two coats of satin or flat water-based topcoat finish. Follow the product instructions for application.
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Tips & Warnings
If your oak cabinets are already stained, experiment with the pickling stain to see how it will look before applying the stain to large areas. The existing stain will act as a base and will show through the pickling stain. You may decide to strip your cabinets of stain before pickling.
Don't paint all of the oak cabinets with pickling stain at the same time. Work in sections; apply pickling stain to a couple of cabinets, wait and then wipe off excess stain. If you wait to wipe the excess until after you have stained all of the cabinets, the stain will have dried too much to create the effect that you want.
