Color, Rollers and a Little Bit of Spackling! Ready to Paint Those Kitchen Cabinets?

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TITLE: Color, Rollers and a Little Bit of Spackling! Ready to
Paint Those Kitchen Cabinets? AUTHOR: Pamela Cole Harris WORD
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Color, Rollers and a Little Bit of Spackling! Ready to Paint
Those Kitchen Cabinets?

So you have decided to do it! Turn those dull and lifeless
kitchen cabinets into a splash of bright color! Yellow! Red!
Purple (What are you thinking)! You can make the job an easy one
(well, at least not a grueling one!) by following these step:

1.Remove all the hardware from the doors and drawers (yep, ALL
the handles, pulls and hinges). 2.If the drawer fronts can be
removed, do so. Pull out the drawers and set aside. 3.Clean all
surfaces with a mixture of water and TSP (tri-sodium phosphate)
and a sponge or an abrasive pad. (Pssst…don’t worry. Everyone’s
kitchen doors get that dirty!) 4.Wipe all the surfaces dry.
5.Look for dents or scratches. Repair them with spackling
compound applied with a putty knife. 6.Let the spackling dry
thoroughly. 7.Check any new hardware to see if they fit the
existing holes. If not, fill in the old holes with spackling
compound. (or return the new hardware to the store and get some
that will fit!) 8.Sand the surfaces to be painted will coarse
sandpaper so the paint will adhere more completely. Wrap the
paper around a sanding block for ease of use. 9.Make certain you
sand all the nooks and crannies and rounded edges. (Yes, all of
them!) 10.Paint the backs of the doors and drawer fronts first.
Let dry and then paint the front faces. You can paint the doors
with a standard-sized paint roller. Paint the edges with a
brush. 11.Use one of those little paint rollers to paint the
face frames. 12.Let everything dry completely before you begin
to reassemble. 13.Screw the hinges to the doors and then back to
the face frames. 14.Reattach all the handles and the pulls or
add the new ones (don’t give up – you are on the home stretch!)
15.Apply rubber or felt bumpers on the backs of the doors to
prevent the paint from sticking. 

Hurrah! A new kitchen – fresh and clean! Now what do you think
we can do in that upstairs bath?

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