![]() I’m going to give this paint an 8/10 for durability. No matter what we did, we could not fix the problem… I’m sure we could have returned it to have it fixed or replaced, but we were in a rush, so I just wrapped the seal in plastic or a clump of paper towels and all was well. For some reason, the seal on the bottom feed cup started leaking about halfway through our project.In the end, it gave us great results and that’s all I really care about. This bugger is HEAVY and can be a lot to work with in a small space… but it’s heavy duty, and it’s a super consistent sprayer. ![]() Our sprayer: Fuji 2250 Hobby-PRO 2 HVLP Spray System This paint will dry in your spray gun if you leave it for more than 15 minutes or so, and cleaning the spray gun is a pain.Break up larger pantry doors into smaller chunks to avoid weird textures when it’s dried. Your working time on this paint is short.Keep your spray relatively thin, and work your paint up into a thick coat… Almost thick enough that it looks like you may get some dripping/puddling lines.Practice before you start on your actual doors! You don’t need to thin it, and it behaves VERY differently than the primer when sprayed. You can start to see color separation after just a month or two of the can being opened, and we had to replace a can after about 8 weeks of open time. Strain your paint to remove any particulate before you start! If you see any sediment (particularly colored sediment) DO NOT use the paint.Good adhesion, excellent (almost magical) self-leveling properties, sprays like a dream. Our paint: PPG Breakthrough 250, Satin/V50 The paint will sand off in little globs, and those stick to your sandpaper and render it pretty useless… but a putty knife will scrape it off easily! When you sand, keep a putty knife handy to clean your sandpaper off.You’ll be sanding before you start painting! Don’t worry too much about making mistakes on your primer coat.Don’t be afraid to apply a thick coat! You want all the benefits of this primer on wood cabinet doors, and you’ll be sanding some off anyway.We ended up thinning our primer by 15% using water, which fell within the viscosity requirements for our sprayer. We were told by some to not thin the primer, we were told by others to thin the primer even more… Just practice, and always go by viscosity. Thin this primer based on a viscosity test if you need to.This is my new favorite primer for all indoor woodworking projects. Great adhesion, great tannin blocking, great finish. When you have an entire kitchen worth of cabinets to paint in a short amount of time, that makes a difference.īelow are the products we chose to use, and some tips on spraying each of them! ![]() ![]() The re-coat time and cure time was shorter than any other cabinet paint we were considering. Professionals and DIYers both seem to love this product for cabinet doors.Ģ. But there are two main reasons we picked these PPG products:ġ. There are lots of cabinet paints on the market. (If you want a super comprehensive post about EXACTLY how to paint Semihandmade cabinet doors, check that out here!) Drove to 5 or 6 different stores trying to get the best price…Īnd in the end, I ended up feeling really comfortable spraying both of these products and we are really happy with the finish on our cabinets. Spent hours and hours reading forums and watching videos. I had long conversations with PPG reps and salespeople. Break-Through! is ideal for doors, windows, cabinets, shelving, hand rails, fixtures, trim and concrete floors.Never in my life did I think I’d have to learn this much about paint. Break-Through! provides hardness similar to or better than standard alkyds but maintains flexibility to endure extreme bends and deformation without cracking and peeling. The interior/exterior gloss finish offers very fast dry and outstanding early block resistance for increased productivity with less downtime. A versatile, ultra-durable water-borne acrylic, Break-Through! is formulated to bond to some of the most difficult substrates including fiberglass, ceramic tile, laminate, and many plastics.
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