Top Coat For Latex Painted Cabinets

I think you would want to try and sand off that latex paint give it one coat of the primer and then come back with your color in an oil based paint.

Top coat for latex painted cabinets.

If you painted your cabinets with any of these paints apply a water based poly over the top to prolong the life of the finish. Cabinets for a 10 by 12 foot kitchen can easily top 5 000 and your new cabinets may actually be of lower quality than the ones you re replacing. Do not apply water based polyurethane over the top of gloss latex and acrylic enamel. This will give your piece maximum hardness and durability.

Water based polyurethane is well suited for low sheen flat eggshell or satin latex paint. On the other hand a few fresh coats of paint can go a long way toward transforming your existing cabinets for a fraction of that price. Your best bet would be painting them with an oil based paint as the top finish paint as well. Polyurethane is a clear varnish that dries to a hard solid finish.

To give painted furniture maximum protection top coat paint with 3 coats of clear coat. For almost all dark matte paints i like to use a poly or wax as well. For example my entertainment center does not have a top coat but the paint itself is an acrylic emulsion paint. It protects your wooden surfaces from scratches and prevents paint from peeling and.

For high traffic pieces any table top kitchen cabinets kids furniture i definitely recommend a top coat to provide the best protection to your painted furniture.