Top Coat For Latex Painted Cabinets

How to use polyurethane over latex paint.

Top coat for latex painted cabinets.

If you painted your cabinets with any of these paints apply a water based poly over the top to prolong the life of the finish. For almost all dark matte paints i like to use a poly or wax as well. To give painted furniture maximum protection top coat paint with 3 coats of clear coat. Do not apply water based polyurethane over the top of gloss latex and acrylic enamel.

This sounds excessive but our top three clear coats all have very fast dry times which will cut down on the time to finish your project. On the other hand a few fresh coats of paint can go a long way toward transforming your existing cabinets for a fraction of that price. Polyurethane is a clear varnish that dries to a hard solid finish. This will give your piece maximum hardness and durability.

It protects your wooden surfaces from scratches and prevents paint from peeling and. For high traffic pieces any table top kitchen cabinets kids furniture i definitely recommend a top coat to provide the best protection to your painted furniture. Cabinets for a 10 by 12 foot kitchen can easily top 5 000 and your new cabinets may actually be of lower quality than the ones you re replacing. Polycrylic might help but probably not for long.

Your best bet would be painting them with an oil based paint as the top finish paint as well.