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I keep hearing 'just paint over it' for old kitchen cabinets and I'm not convinced

At the hardware store last week, I overheard a guy telling his friend to just slap some paint on his 1970s oak cabinets instead of replacing them. He said it's a weekend job and costs maybe $200. I did that exact thing in my last house and it was a mess. The old finish bled through the paint after six months, the doors wouldn't close right because the paint built up, and I ended up spending way more to fix it. A proper refinish means stripping, sanding, priming with a stain blocker, and using a sprayer for a smooth coat. That's a two-week project, not a weekend. Why do people make it sound so easy when it can go so wrong so fast? Has anyone else had a paint job fail and had to start over from scratch?

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aaronclark2mo ago

Oh man, my first attempt looked like a toddler did it.

evan_wilson181mo ago

Yeah my first one looked awful too, just stick with it and you'll improve fast.

dylanmurray2mo agoMost Upvoted

My toddler's macaroni art has better composition than my first try.