Rustoleum Cabinet Transformation Kit?!!

formymoush

 

I've been debating on this for the last 2 months. Our cabinets are oak, and are fairly new, the previous owners put them in a couple years ago. I just don't care for oak AT ALL!! DH doesn't think there's anything wrong with them, but I came across a kit from Rustoleum for cabinets. I've read reviews, but wanted to see if anyone here has actually used it and get any advice or comments back from the product and process.

  Thanks!!!

midwest07

I have used it, in one of the dark brown colors, to redo three oak bathroom vanities.  I found it really easy to use and it looks great.  since I used a dark color, I didn't use the stain that you rub on. Probably the best tip I have is to use very thin even coats.  It is a very thing paint, and you can easily get blobs if you aren't careful.  This is especially true with the sealer.

It is certainly quicker than a more traditional sand/prime/paint 2-3 coats/seal process, and is much less time to dry between coats.  I think it would work great in a kitchen, but I have personally decided that I (and my marriage) can't handle doing an entire kitchen myself, so that's why I have just stuck to small projects.

I can't yet attest to how durable the paint is, as we have had it less than a year. There are a couple of minor nicks in our bathroom, I think from say dropping the hair dryer or something like that, and that is also probably likely to happen in a kitchen. You could probably touch it up as needed from time to time if you get nicks.

I have read that if you use a white/cream color, the final sealer stage can make it look slightly yellow.  I would definitely look into that more if you are going to use a light color because I think you would want to seal in the color to make it stronger, but you wouldn't want to lose all your hard work in getting the color you want.

dr.girlfriend

Here's some prior posts...I know someone used it on their whole kitchen and liked it, hopefully it's in one of these:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=+site:community.thenest.com+thenest.com+rustoleum+cabinet&sa=X&ei=I5h_T4i2FqLa0QG1_e2cCA&sqi=2&ved=0CCcQrQIwAA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=f85e188e4be29462&biw=1377&bih=715

 

lshoes32

I used it in the Linen White color. I didn't use the glaze. I am pretty happy with how it turned out, there are a few nicks I need to repair from the counter installers. I changed from knobs to pulls on the drawer fronts, and the patching doesn't show, filled in lots of scratches and dings with great success. The cabinets I have are the super cheap builder basic ones. The inside of the doors is a paper veneer over particle board....the finish was pinky oakish. We added beadboard style paneling to the end panels and crown molding to the tops. It took three coats of the color layer to cover it all, but it looks so much better. Like a new kitchen. We were so pleased, we put on nicer counters than we had originally planned on, and could afford it since we didn't have to replace the cabinets.