My Project last week....
Paint the corner cabinet. Sounds easy enough...but somehow an easy project turned into a much more complicated and frustrating task.
This 'hand-me-down' from my Grandma Alguire had been on my to-do-list for the past little while. The top which was split, needed some repair. So, when my dad was over to visit, I asked for his advice and he helped me fix it. With the top now fixed, it needed a fresh coat of paint. I knew it had oil based paint covering it, so when I went to the hardware store I told the person in the paint department this information. This person told me that I did not need to prime, but that the latex paint would cover just fine. I thought, that's great - one less step, but I was still a little hesitant not to prime first. So, I went to another store and another paint department and asked another person. Again, I was told the same thing.... no need to prime first. Alright, I figured I had 'measured twice in order to cut once'.
Well, let me warn anyone out there who might be about to tackle the same sort of project. Prime first!! There is no new and wonderful latex paint that will cover oil based paint (at least that I know of).
Because, after completely painting my cabinet and letting it dry, the paint peeled off.
For those who know me well, you will know that I am not always patient, but I can be stubborn and will persevere to complete a task. So, I scraped off all the paint I had just put on, and began all over again - this time priming first!
My cabinet now looks great - and the paint is staying where its suppose to! Lesson learned... the hard way :)
