Transforming your melamine cabinets: Romantic effect

Presented by: Laurentide

If you are tired of your old melamine cabinet doors but cannot afford to replace them, why not give them a new, inexpensive and beautiful lease on life with paint?
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1. Prepare the surface
2. Apply the base coats
3. Mark the locations
4. Mask the crackling area
5. Apply the crackling
6. Apply the Zen
7. Mask the interior edges
8. Prepare and apply the glaze mixture
9. Mask the vertical areas
10. Apply the rope moulding
11. Glue the mouldings
12. Varnish

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Quantities mentioned in the list of materials depend on the number of doors to be painted. The above quantities will cover a dozen doors measuring, on average, 60 × 40 cm (25" × 16").

Use a base alkyd coat to cover a melamine surface or one that is already painted with alkyd, and use the Duo Latex on surfaces already painted with latex.

1. Prepare the surface

For maximum durability, sand the surface lightly and use a roller to apply the primer. Let the alkyd paint dry for 16 hours, latex for 4 hours.

This very important step will ensure proper adherence of the finishing coats, whether you use oil or latex.

2. Apply the base coats

Using a roller, apply two base coats of Dragonfly (C102-41) to the entire surface of the panels. Let each coat dry 6 to 8 hours.

When possible, paint panels in a horizontal position to avoid roller tracks and paint wastage.

3. Mark the locations

Using the measuring tape, measure and mark the locations where the rope mouldings will be fastened around the area to be crackled.

4. Mask the crackling area

Using fresh-paint masking tape, mask the outside edge of the crackling area.

5. Apply the crackling

Using a small roller, apply a coat of NOSTALGIA Crackling on the centre area of the panel. Let dry until tack free.

6. Apply the Zen

Using a small roller, apply a coat of Zen (DB118-10) on the centre area of the panel. Let dry at least 6 to 8 hours.

It is important to limit roller applications to avoid interrupting the drying of the crackling. That is why you should ensure your roller is adequately soaked in paint before beginning the application.

7. Mask the interior edges

Using low tack masking tape, mask the interior edges of the crackling rectangle in order to delineate 2 vertical bands, one on either side of the crackling area. This way, you will create the impression that it is a raised panel door.

8. Prepare and apply the glaze mixture

Tint the MASCARADE Glaze with Zen (DB118-10) using 3 parts glaze to 1 part paint.

Using a paintbrush, apply the Zen (DB118-10) tinted glaze to the two vertical sections you have delineated with masking tape. Be sure to apply the glaze in a vertical stroke. We suggest covering the entire surface of the stripe with the glaze and smoothing the glaze in one continuous movement from top to bottom. Carefully remove the masking tape and let dry 6 to 8 hours.

9. Mask the vertical areas

Mask the vertical areas over which you have applied the Zen (DB118-10) tinted glaze.

Repeat steps 7 and 8 for the 2 remaining horizontal bands. Let dry a minimum of 6 to 8 hours.

10. Apply the rope moulding

It is preferable to cut the mouldings in the desired lengths before painting and affixing them to the panel.

Using a paintbrush, apply 2 base coats of Gadfly (C102-41), diluted in down by half with Zen (DB118-10), to the 4 moulding pieces. Let each coat dry 6 to 8 hours.

Using a paintbrush, apply 1 coat of Gadfly (C102-41) to the 4 moulding pieces. Before the paint dries, wipe the high relief of the moulding with a damp cloth in order to emphasize grooves.

At this stage, it is preferable to do one piece at a time because the paint must be wiped before it has had time to dry.

11. Glue the mouldings

Glue the mouldings to the edges of the crackling rectangle after painting them. Let dry for 7 days.

12. Varnish

Varnish using BRÏO Varnish Velvet Finish after 7 days of drying.
You will be delighted with the stunning results.
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