Primer for Cabinets

cambishop

I am getting ready to paint my Cabinets. The are an unfinished Alder and I was wondering which type of primer I should use on them prior to painting. I didn't know if there was anything special that I needed to use or not. Thanks!

sdsester

You probably want a sealer/primer combination. I would use a sandable one. Apply the sealer/primer. Let it dry. Then sand lightly before your finish coats.

If you have patience. A mix of 50 percent mineral spirits and 50 percent processed (not raw) lindseed oil is an old time favorite sealer for raw wood. Follow it with an alkyd primer/underlay product. Finish with either acrylic/latex or oil enamel.

Paint store, not box store crap right?

cambishop

I'm going to Sherwin Williams, does that qualify as a paint store? I will probably just do the primer/sealer prior to painting. Thanks for you help!

Windy Painters

I preffer BIN Shellac primer. Dries in 30 minutes. Covers all stains and fills wood knots. It's a little pricey - 40$/g but it's worh the money. Usually I apply with Fraco 495.
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Brushjockey

There is an oil primer called underbody that is made for raw wood. The standard for years. Seals, and then sands smooth.

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kt82

How do you keep the Bin shellac from drying up as it comes out of the tip (5/17)of the airless?

jschaben

My cabinets are pine and mdf and I was using bin but for the $20/gal difference, I've found cover stain just as effective. The pine is pretty well knot free but I do spot prime knots fingernail size and larger with BIN.

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jsheridan

The benefit of using bin, even on clear pine, is that knots are not the only tannin issue. You can get tannin bleed in the form of haze, a general yellow/brownish discoloration, which I've been seeing more frequently lately.

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jschaben

Patience I guess A Ben Moore guy suggested I do that... hmm,, musta been 15 years ago.... for a job I was contemplating. But he also suggested that by going that route it would need 4 to 6 weeks before topcoating.

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jschaben

Bin sprays pretty well. I haven't used it with anything as big as a 495 but have sprayed it with HVLP and wagner buzz bombs. I like the HVLP best, just like from a rattle can but a lot cheaper.

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jschaben

Tannin issues tend to show up fairly quickly don't they?

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jsheridan

With latex, sometimes before the paint dries

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jschaben

That's what I was thinking. Sorta like those felt tip markers.. Had one of those took two coats of BIN to block.

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