Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - Oil rubbed look on Black Painted Cabinet
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Woody's House
08-08-08, 09:28 PM
I am trying to paint a cabinet black like the one's you see in the stores. They seem to have a rubbed finish on them. Does anyone know how I can achieve this look.
remodelfool
08-10-08, 08:55 AM
Sounds like we are working on similar projects. I have almost given up on getting a good answer. And I have been on several websites. So here is what I have tried so far:
(1) No black stain is dark enough. They either block out all of the wood grain or have a green undertone to them.
(2) Black (oil based) paint completely blocks out the wood grain. And is not quite the right look.
(3) All is well because I hate to paint cabinets. It took 3 weeks to get 3-4 coats of paint on my kitchen cabinets, and a few places could have used one more coat-even though I am the only one who notices.
(4) I have bought 8 sample cans of stain, 1 of black paint, and mixed one of my own...still nothing suits. I liked peppercorn at Lowes, but it only comes in prefinished cabinets. You can't buy the stain. They won't mix it.
(5) So I tried handrubbing the black paint into the wood. so far one coat doesn't seem dark enough but I like it. I am going to try a second coat to compare. I'll let you know how it goes.
I read that you could mix the paint with a glaze and rub it on. Or use water or mineral spirits to thin it depending on the type of paint. I didn't thin it at all. But wear gloves. It doesn't come off vey easily.
And try it on a sample of the same kind of wood before you commit--just in case.
(1) No black stain is dark enough. They either block out all of the wood grain or have a green undertone to them.
(2) Black (oil based) paint completely blocks out the wood grain. And is not quite the right look.
(3) All is well because I hate to paint cabinets. It took 3 weeks to get 3-4 coats of paint on my kitchen cabinets, and a few places could have used one more coat-even though I am the only one who notices.
(4) I have bought 8 sample cans of stain, 1 of black paint, and mixed one of my own...still nothing suits. I liked peppercorn at Lowes, but it only comes in prefinished cabinets. You can't buy the stain. They won't mix it.
(5) So I tried handrubbing the black paint into the wood. so far one coat doesn't seem dark enough but I like it. I am going to try a second coat to compare. I'll let you know how it goes.
I read that you could mix the paint with a glaze and rub it on. Or use water or mineral spirits to thin it depending on the type of paint. I didn't thin it at all. But wear gloves. It doesn't come off vey easily.
And try it on a sample of the same kind of wood before you commit--just in case.
remodelfool
08-11-08, 06:10 PM
i said i'd let you know how my test went...
I used the black oil based paint on a rag and rubbed it in to the wood. 2 coats looks great for what i wanted. I have not put a top coat on yet. I'll have to see what i can use. This is only on my test piece of wood. It shows more wood grain than painting it would. There are lights and darks in the grain pattern.
I used the black oil based paint on a rag and rubbed it in to the wood. 2 coats looks great for what i wanted. I have not put a top coat on yet. I'll have to see what i can use. This is only on my test piece of wood. It shows more wood grain than painting it would. There are lights and darks in the grain pattern.