Hi, we want to paint our raised panel oak kitchen cabinates and retain the grain look. I tried thinning some latex paint and shooting it on an old door with a Wagner painter but it doesn’t go on thin enough. Brushing it on, I’m afraid will leave brush marks. Any suggestions.
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Have you tried taking a dry rag and lightly wiping it off
after sitting for a few minutes?
Hi Mike, do you want to "see through" the white like pickling stain, or just looking for the "texture" of the oak grain to show through?
I'd spray pigmented lacquer with varying amonts of pigment to acheive either. Latex wouldn't be high on my list.
If the Wagner is the buzzer type, I'l look into renting a spray rig...pressure cup would be good.
PJ
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
So you want it thin enough so that it doesn't hide the grain, but thick enough that it provides complete coverage.
Sounds like you'll need to find a compromise somewhere. My first thought was to use a stain rather than paint and thin it as needed (oil-based stain will perform better here). Brushing it on shouldn't leave brush marks since oil-based stains will dry more slowly than latex. You could even use a foam brush. But then I realized that it probably would not provide coverage. Especially if the cabinets are already varnished. Which they probably are.
And speaking of being varnished... the grain is probably already filled in a bit making your goal even tougher. Unless you meant that you were going for the "pickled" look. But that's not possible unless you're re-finishing.
Have you considered re-finishing the cabinets? How about painting the cases and re-finishing the doors? Or may think about cabinet re-facing.
So, anyway, I don't know how to get the results you want. I just thought I'd add some things for you to think about.
-Don
Thanks All, Not looking for a Pickling effect because they are already finished in a Honey Oak. Would like to be thin enough to see the grain but thick enough to cover. I have a test piece that I have done two coats of Latex and it looks good. After drying the brush marks seemed to have disappeared.
I was hoping I could just spray something on and get the effect, but that would be too easy. I was told that a commercial sprayer will lay it on too thick. What do you mean by a "cup" sprayer, like an automotive gun?