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jeromedawg:
Hey all,

I was looking at Frugalwoods' cabinet paint job and saw they tried using several methods of propping up the cabinet doors, where they preferred the first method which is nails/brads through scrapwood shims. I was curious though what the process is when you are going to paint the second side. Do you generally want the first side you painted to dry a bit before flipping it over regardless of whether your priming or painting and also regardless of which coat you're on? Or do you flip right after painting one side? I'd imagine it would be tricky trying to flip while still wet no?

IsThisAGoodUsername:
Paint the "side that won't be seen" first, then immediately flip over onto your pyramids and paint the "show side". That way, any small dots from the pyramids are on the hidden side. They'll disappear during sanding and subsequent coats.

If you're that concerned about both sides, let the first side completely dry before doing to the second side. This will take extra time for the entire process, of course.

FernFree:
I just finished painting my mother's cabinets, and no matter how long I waited to flip (4 hrs - 72 hrs), the paint would stick to the boards and come off when I lifted them.  The chips were minor and I didn't mind them that much because she has really crappy cabinets and it was mostly on the inside, but if I were do do it again I want to try letting them dry 24 hours between flips and then putting some parchment paper between the door and the board.  I think that would be just the trick and they would be chip free.

What I ended up doing was waiting until I hung them and then I did some touch ups on the chipped areas.  They were minimal and mainly on the inside of the doors so don't show too much.

jeromedawg:
Thanks guys - do you generally do the "full cycle" (multiple primer coats AND the paint) on each side completely *before* flipping? Or do you prime side 1/ flip/prime side 2/repeat then move to paint side 1/flip/paint side 2/repeat?

lthenderson:

--- Quote from: jeromedawg on October 20, 2018, 07:08:59 PM ---I was looking at Frugalwoods' cabinet paint job and saw they tried using several methods of propping up the cabinet doors, where they preferred the first method which is nails/brads through scrapwood shims. I was curious though what the process is when you are going to paint the second side. Do you generally want the first side you painted to dry a bit before flipping it over regardless of whether your priming or painting and also regardless of which coat you're on? Or do you flip right after painting one side? I'd imagine it would be tricky trying to flip while still wet no?

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I used to use nails through scrap pieces of wood but tried plastic painters pyramids and much prefer them. With nails, it is easy to apply a little pressure onto your project which caused the nails to leave divots behind. With painters pyramids, they are blunt enough that doesn't happen. I also find they have less tendency to stick to whatever you are applying. Painter pyramids are so cheap, I'm not sure why one would want to scrimp and go through the hassle of using nails anyway.

To answer your other question, whatever coat I'm applying, I put the coat on the least important side first and then flip and paint the show side and edges last. Repeat for every coat you apply.

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