Glazing Cabinets Before And After

Other people try to glaze their cabinets. After the glazing process, the difference can be seen directly. Your room will appear to be lighter. Besides giving glossy look to your cabinets, glazing cabinets also will make your outdated cabinets to have more sense of antique in a beautiful way. Your outdated cabinets will change into the new cabinets instantly and you don’t need to spend much money on it.

This video may useful for you how to glazing kitchen cabinets:

Preparation
Some people paint their cabinets first before they glaze them. Cream paint is one of the best choices to make your room lighter. Glazing will not work if you don’t prepare the cabinets first. And applying the right paint will help your cabinets’ appearance when you want to glaze them. Some people use 100- to 220-grit sandpaper so the cabinets’ surface has the ability to absorb the paint more easily. Before painting, it would be better for you to apply a primer in order to get the solid result. However, if the material of your cabinets is made from cherry or maple, primer that is oil-based is the good option for it.

There are many glaze products in the store, such as oil-based glaze and water-based glaze. If you have much time, you can choose oil-based glaze because it takes longer period to dry. Choose the best glaze product that suits with your cabinets’ surroundings. If glazing cabinets’ process is done, it doesn’t mean your work stops there. Protecting your cabinets’ surface is not really important, but it would be better if you do. You can use a clear topcoat to cover the surface of your cabinets to make it last longer and avoid scratch and other possible damage. After finishing this process, it’s time for you to distinguish glazing cabinets before and after the process.