General Finishes Milk Paint Kitchen Cabinets Reviews

General finishes water based stains are a great choice for your kitchen cabinet restoration.

General finishes milk paint kitchen cabinets reviews.

I primed twice and then used general finished milk paint in seagull gray then finished with two light coats of general finishes water based topcoat in satin. I ve got 10 years of experience painting furniture cabinets trim and just about anything that holds still. However we cannot guarantee it. The snow white is a very bright white.

Really like the brand and that it s low voc as well. There are a few well known downsides to using general finishes milk paint. Milk paint may adhere to laminate with a bonding primer. That rich deep color is stunning.

And we can t wait to experiment more with layering distressing and using glazes on some of our kitchen cabinets. Painting kitchen cabinets is a long process no matter what you do but this dry time can significantly simplify the process. The second kitchen got it s makeover with general finishes water based stain in espresso. It is more expensive.

We couldn t be more satisfied with the general finishes milk paint. General finishes milk paint is premixed and requires a primer on slick surfaces where as miss mustard seed s milk paint requires a bonding agent to be mixed in. I adore this milk paint by general finishes. General finishes milk paint is engineered for wood surfaces but may adhere to metal such as aluminum or steel if a metal primer is applied first.

It came out great and seems like it will hold up. It really gave the end table a new lease of life. I have used their gel stain before too. This is the go to paint.

My husband and i just bought our first house and we are planning to paint our dark kitchen cabinets white. Why people don t love milk paint. I like the ease of milk paint but would love to mix the white milk paint with benjamin moore white dove for the color. I used 2 coats of primer and still had to use 4 6 coats of white to completely cover the cabinets.

First it isn t traditional milk paint. Gf milk paint gives a more consistent predictable finish than traditional milk paint and will only chip if you use vaseline in between paint layers. Other paints take hours to dry. It barely looks like the same kitchen.

I am curious about milk paint can i mix the general finishes milk paint with a traditional paint. General finishes milk paint is available in 28 mixable colors and is very user friendly. With the milk paint i could finish two coats on about ten different doors in a few hours. It requires multiple coats.

You may increase your. An honest review of my milk paint cabinets my kitchen cabinets before paint when i moved into my 1980 s rancher three years ago one of the first major projects i invested in was painting my kitchen cabinets. Dry 48 72 hours before painting. However as other reviewers have noted the white takes many more coats to cover than the other colors i have used in the past.