Be sure to paint in the direction of the grain of the wood.
Can you paint stained oak cabinets.
It is a good idea to check with a professional to see what paint primer or sandpaper is specifically necessary for your oak cabinets.
Cracks gouges and other issues on the wood will show through the painted finish if you don t fix them first.
Oak is porous and if the pores were not filled during construction your paint job may look pock marked.
Paint the cabinet boxes drawers and doors with the oil based primer using a nylon polyester brush.
However you can always use any other paint that has a similar look.
As you can see this traditional kitchen has both of the honey oak cabinets and pastel yellow paint.
Let them dry and then turn them over and prime the fronts.
As an example there is benjamin moore yellow lilies 346.
I like to do the backs of the doors and drawers first.
Painting your cabinets can give them a fresh look but if the cabinets have already been stained you ll have to do a little prep to get the paint to adhere.
If you don t clean it off the paint can t stick well.
First you ll need to strip the stain off of your cabinet surfaces before applying primer and paint.
You don t need to strip off the old finish completely with a smelly chemical stripper before painting stained cabinets.