Benjamin Moore Cabinet Coat Paint

[Chet 673]

I have been working on a renovation project in our kitchen (final pictures on that to follow).  The cabinets in the kitchen were in great shape but needed a face lift.  I didn't want to do a lot of stripping, sanding and scraping so we chose to go the color route.  I did a lot of research in to paint products that that I could spray with my Fuji unit.  The product I ended up using is made by Benjamin Moore.  I used one of their primers that goes with the paint I chose.  The Primer is called INSL-X STIX and the paint is INSL-X CABINET COAT.  I stumbled across this on YouTube were a guy was doing a review not of the paint but a spray gun.  But he talked about it just enough to peak my interest.

It is formulated specifically for refinishing cabinets although half of my project was new wood.  I probably didn't need to use the primer on my existing cabinets but I did because I wanted to make sure the paint looked the same on both the new and existing wood.   I originally planned on spraying all the new doors and brushing the existing cabinets.  I didn't want to have to empty the kitchen and put up barriers to spray in the house.  The guys in the store recommended using a really short nap velour roller not a bush.  The cabinets came out really nice this way so I opted to do the doors the same way and I think this worked out in my favor because I was able to do more doors at a time instead of spreading them out more to be able to spray them.  I got it done in two batches instead of three maybe four this made the whole process faster because you go a minimum of 6 hours between coats.  They really stressed this in the store because it drys to the touch in just 30 minutes but they said go the whole 6 hours. 

It is recommended to do two light coats as opposed to one heavy coat and it does make a difference as the first coat had a flat appearance to it and when I did the second coat I ended up with the nice satin look that I wanted.  

In the paint world the product is a little pricey at $60 a gallon for the primer and $65 for the cabinet coat.  But the way it lays down, in my mind it was money well worth it. 

[Woodenskye (Bryan) 461]

Good paint and primer is always going to be more expensive and usually is well worth it. 

[Kev 1,124]

24 minutes ago, Woodenskye (Bryan) said:

Good paint and primer is always going to be more expensive and usually is well worth it. 

Agreed!  When it comes to this stuff, you get what you pay for!

@Chet, looking forward to seeing the pictures!  It's been a few years since I was there but, I can still remember what it looked like before. 

[Coop 623]

Too little too late but you can register with BM as a contractor and the price goes WAY down per gallon. All you need is a tax id number of any sort. I swear by their paint. 

[Bushwacked 350]

14 hours ago, Coop said:

Too little too late but you can register with BM as a contractor and the price goes WAY down per gallon. All you need is a tax id number of any sort. I swear by their paint. 

going to need to get a tax ID number then somehow ? Then I can claim a company vehicle too when I purchase a new one

 

[Coop 623]

Or a friend with a tax id number. And you can pay the tax when you purchase it so your friend won’t have to later. 

[RxR Sawdust Station 166]

On 11/23/2020 at 6:13 PM, Chet said:

I have been working on a renovation project in our kitchen (final pictures on that to follow).  The cabinets in the kitchen were in great shape but needed a face lift.  I didn't want to do a lot of stripping, sanding and scraping so we chose to go the color route.  I did a lot of research in to paint products that that I could spray with my Fuji unit.  The product I ended up using is made by Benjamin Moore.  I used one of their primers that goes with the paint I chose.  The Primer is called INSL-X STIX and the paint is INSL-X CABINET COAT.  I stumbled across this on YouTube were a guy was doing a review not of the paint but a spray gun.  But he talked about it just enough to peak my interest.

It is formulated specifically for refinishing cabinets although half of my project was new wood.  I probably didn't need to use the primer on my existing cabinets but I did because I wanted to make sure the paint looked the same on both the new and existing wood.   I originally planned on spraying all the new doors and brushing the existing cabinets.  I didn't want to have to empty the kitchen and put up barriers to spray in the house.  The guys in the store recommended using a really short nap velour roller not a bush.  The cabinets came out really nice this way so I opted to do the doors the same way and I think this worked out in my favor because I was able to do more doors at a time instead of spreading them out more to be able to spray them.  I got it done in two batches instead of three maybe four this made the whole process faster because you go a minimum of 6 hours between coats.  They really stressed this in the store because it drys to the touch in just 30 minutes but they said go the whole 6 hours. 

It is recommended to do two light coats as opposed to one heavy coat and it does make a difference as the first coat had a flat appearance to it and when I did the second coat I ended up with the nice satin look that I wanted.  

In the paint world the product is a little pricey at $60 a gallon for the primer and $65 for the cabinet coat.  But the way it lays down, in my mind it was money well worth it. 

Excellent information, Chet!

Thank you for that!'

Getting over to your remodel thread soon!

?,

RR

Edited December 1, 2020 by RxR Sawdust Station