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Shaker Kitchen Cabinet Update – painting tips

Posted on by September 13, 2013avatar
Shaker Kitchen Cabinet Update – painting hints - The DIY Girl

I won’t go into detail — after everything else I’ve written about painting kitchen cabinets it would be about interesting as, well, watching paint dry. So just some observations. Read the label As mentioned I am using Benjamin Moore’s ADVANCE Waterborne Interior Alkyd Paint – Satin Finish (792). I got curious about Alkyd — their site says Water Reducible Alkyd.  Apparently the major components of an alkyd coating are fatty acids and triglyceride oils and are not petroleum products, but slow the drying time so you end up with a harder finish. On kitchen cabinets this is a good thing. If you try … Read more…

Quality paint brushes vs. foam paint brushes

Posted on by September 3, 2015avatar

I recently read a post by another blogger who stated she only uses disposable rollers and foam brushes. She admitted it wasn’t “green”, but it was easy. While I agree (and love) the ease, there are overriding issues with these two brush types. Why I hate bristle brushes When I was a little girl my skills were not deemed good enough to paint, but they were deemed good enough for clean up. So while the big people painted, the pans, rollers, and brushes were handed to me to clean. And the big people were picky. Needless to say I got … Read more…