How to Apply Glaze on the Surface of Your Cabinet

Anybody can easily apply glaze on the kitchen cabinets even if you have never done any painting job in your lifetime. What it takes is your determination.

The steps for glazing your kitchen cabinet are outlined here.

Firstly, you can use oil-based glaze if the wood is light in color and your purpose is to make it look dark. The oil-based glaze does not dry quickly unlike the water-based, so all you need to do is take time to work on the effect of the glaze on the wood until you are satisfied with the glazing effect.

Again, you can achieve a color of your choice simply by mixing up oil-based glaze and another paint that is the color you want to work with. Without anybody knowing the color you started with, you may continue to mix until the right color effect is achieved. You may use a piece of light wood to test your colors. You may even begin to learn how to rub your glaze on the cabinet by still using those hidden parts of the cabinet.

To prepare your cabinet's surface before glaze is applied, you have to use a cleaning agent like denatured alcohol to clean all parts of the cabinet. The knobs, the handles and the hinges should be removed from the surface of the cabinet. You can make your job easier by getting a place to stand your drawers erect as you carry on with your work.

Then begin to rub the glaze into the surfaces and the corners of your cabinet and as you continue, clean up the glaze with a clean cloth to achieve the thickness of the color of the glaze that satisfies you. Have a paint thinner around the corner so that you can use it to clean off any mistakes provided you do this before the paint gets dry.

When you are glazing over the surface of a painted cabinet, use water-based paint and when you want to glaze the surface of a stained cabinet, use oil-based paint. Have that in your mind.

Know the three qualities of acrylic if you are making use of an acrylic glaze.

Finally, wipe off excess glaze that is more than required though some places when left with excess glaze gives you an attractive aged color.