HVLP vs Airless? // How to paint kitchen cabinets the right way!

In this video ill show you step by step how I apply finish to cabinets. There are other ways I'm sure but this is how I do it. I use Fuji HVLP for primer and Graco X5 for final coat. Thanks for watching!

These are not the plans for the cabinet in this video but a detailed set of plans for building lower cabinets. Step by step guide from material, cut list, joinery, and assembly!

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[fengetaset]

I was expecting a video with more of a HVLP vs Airless, as the title says.

[WelshRabbit]

You and Bourbon Moth must be two brothers by a different mother. 🤩👍👍

[rocket]

What a shop you have. Cleaner than a hospital. Great video. Thanks

[ajchat]

Not a bad job, good safety measures! I personally use UV-finished plywood for interiors, tape it off so overspray doesn't pepper the insides, and use Gemini vinyl sealer for first step and either Gemini precat lacquer or conversion varnish for subsequent coats (stained finishes) and white vinyl sealer (painted finishes)...with the faceframe already attached so Bondo/Famowood filled nail holes get finished at the same time. Sherwin Williams lacquer is so low in solids and has become so sub-par lately. But, 150 grit is king! trust this guy...it's all you need!

[montanaboom]

Enjoying this series of cabinet building . . . and ur commentary is great too. Very entertaining!

[davidcurtis]

I don't know if this is good or not but i sand all of the inside before I put the cabinet together. I see you use a sanding pad that will take the same discs as the power sander..I also finish the inside before assembly - not right or wrong - just the way I do it... Wish I had a spray room. I have worked in a couple of shops with one and they are great... Spray up and down - not right or wrong - just your way, and fine if it gets the job done!!! Love those sanding blocks!!! I use the same ones. Bang, your

[JB-vfub]

Your thoughts on sanding are spot on! This is my 3rd video of yours I've watched and love the tips I've learned. Starting the sprayer below the surface is a great tip to avoid splatter, I've encountered that in the past.
It's another step but using a couple biscuits makes aligning the face frame a little easier.

[katiedotson]

Great series. My cabinets are way overdue for a facelift but I plan to do what no one else seems to even mention doing. I’m going to paint the inside of my cabinets with a high gloss enamel. As that’s where my dishes, herbs & spices, as well as much of my food lives, I want it to be as well washable as the outside. Italso makes it easier to see. Iam also going to add one or more columns of holes, depending on thewidth of the cabinet, on the back to putmore shelf supports.

These things may havesomething to do with why I can’t find anyone to that I can afford to work for me. 🤓

[johnettebeaver]

I am buying a Fuji and will be spraying my cabinets one of these days. I have been building and remodeling since I was 17 which is 50 years. When I got a price to have it done 😮SERIOUSLY??? I can buy myself a nice Fuji system and do it myself and save money…not my first rodeo and any excuse to buy tools AND save money is a no brainer!

[johndean]

You might want to look at M.L. Campbell products . They are a couple steps up from the over the counter paint store products. I still use solvent based finishes - mainly the Magnamax line of pre catalyzed finishes. Campbell makes an opaque tint that works great for white cabinets and then top coated with Magnamax dull or satin clear finish. I have commercial bartops finished over 15 years ago with magnamax with no finish failure. Your graco system will work well with these finishes. I use a Sata pump system.

[Mostviews]

Wax paper between the clamp and paint works good

[tq]

Just found your site and love it. keep up the good work especially the detail that you go into very important for folks trying this for the first time.

[Flatlandflyer]

Nice work and I'm curious to know why you sprayed the first coat with the SW lacquer. Why not go straight to the shellac primer? You must have a good reason why! Cheers!!

[Cricket]

Never a dull moment! LOL! I watched two of your other videos and have learned soo much. Great tips and love the intros. I cant wait to start painting!

[clortex]

I replayed that first 20 seconds so many times, it's freakin' hilarious! 😂 I'm crying from laughing too much! I love your videos man!

[troyqueen]

I use refinished plywood, saves on labor, thanks for the video.

[tyapka]

A lot of people here are not looking for instructions on how to actually paint cabinets, but to just watch this thing coming together. That's why details, like all those multiple coats, closeups of the surface before sanding and after, could be very jucy for us. Especially closeups. But thanks for the vid.

[matteason]

If you switch over to SW Gallery you can do it all with the HVLP. I'm trying it out now on a MM5 platinum.

[joescharbrough]

Intersting that you did not tape or seal off the inside. You must be very confident of the lack of overspray. Thanks for the video from your "neighbor" in Chocowinity NC

[WSquared]

I'm obviously from E Carolina too...I understood every word you said in the intro 😮