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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You didn't ask about this, but I am going to butt in and offer my $.02.  You might want to think the Rustoleum kit and hire a professional.  Or maybe if you have a spare door, try it on that first before you commit.   I used the kit to refinish some bathroom cabinets.  They went from the original light "pickled" oak to one of the darker Rustoleum shades. I followed the directions to a T, took my time, sanded between coats, and when I put everything back together, it just looked like I had slapped some cheap brown paint on it.  We will remodel the bathroom eventually, but I wish I had left well enough alone.[/quote]

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[quote=Anonymous] Oak cabinets (I have them) are very hard to paint well b/c the grain from the oak shows through. There are people who will sand or fill the grain before they paint them (professional kitchen cabinet painters, I'm talking about here).
 
Most likely, you will not be happy with just painting them yourself. And it's a lot of work to do all the details (inside, watching for the hinges, etc.).
 
You might want to look at re-facing. I'm looking into that now myself. Hate to replace the entire kitchen... but also considering that.
 
Refacing will run you around $9K for a typical full size kitchen. [/quote]

By professional, you just mean someone that does only cabinets or anyone general contractor could probably do it?  Would painting be easier for someone to do (not me- a contractor) than Rustoleaum?[/quote]

I mean someone who specializes in re-finishing/painting kitchen cabinets.  I had a guy give me an estimate once.  I think it was pretty pricey, but he explained by painting over oak without filling the grain turns out bad.  I also asked another kitchen refacer/painter person about it and she said they wouldn't even do paint on oak b/c clients weren't going to be happy with it.  [/quote]

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