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KANDL
10th Apr 2012, 07:09 PM
Hi,

We have old timber cupboard doors in our kitchen that we are intending to paint to freshen things up (can't afford a full kitchen replacement!). We will start with a sealer/undercoat, but were then intending on just painting them the same colour as our existing walls (very neutral colour). As we have quite a lot (almost 10L) of our semi gloss paint still, I figured that we'd just use that, but my husband thought we should perhaps go with a high gloss finish on the cupboards to give them a slightly more hard-wearing finish.

So my question is, to cut down on costs of additional paint we'd need to buy - can we do our first top coat in the semi-gloss we already have, followed by the final top coat in a high gloss (which we'd need to buy)? Or will this give it a dodgy finish?

Appreciate any thoughts/advice!

Cheers,
K

Renno Bob
13th Apr 2012, 12:36 PM
My guess is you have a Wash n Wear or Maxi Wash or similar paint left over which you have used on the walls. if so you can't use this on the kitchen doors no matter what sheen level it is.
i would be using enamel undercoat tinted and then your choice of Semi or High Gloss enamel finish coat, leave undercoat at least twice as long as recommended to cure and def rough the surface up first.

KANDL
16th Apr 2012, 01:04 PM
Thanks Renno Bob - we started painting on the weekend - using Dulux Aqua Enamel and is coming up really nicely. Has actually been a beautiful paint to paint with and clean up has been a dream also - quite impressed!!

Cheers, K