I watched SEVERAL videos to find out which paint would be the best option for my kitchen cabinets (because I went with the cheapest option the first time) and this video was by far THE MOST HELPFUL video out there! You put in so much time and thought into this! Thank you so much for putting in the hard work so that other viewers could enjoy not having to put in the effort of finding out themselves! So again thank you so much!!!
This is THE greatest most thorough most real life cabinet paint video ever made. God would watch this to know which paint to use on his cabinets. THANK YOU!
@@RenovatedFaith Thank you so much for taking the time to do such a thorough review. Do you feel that the Benjamin Moore Advance or the Sherwin Williams cabinet paint needs a primer first?
Thank you so much for blind testing all these paints. Your video is so helpful. I’ve been so intimidated to paint my kitchen cabinets until I came across your video. I chose the Behr cabinet and trim paint and couldn’t believe how easy the paint flowed. Love it!
Thank you thank you thank you. I’m going to paint a dresser to use as a vanity in a bathroom. I started researching last night. After 45 minutes of reading about 3 products and never coming to a sound decision I knew the research may take longer than the project. 😮However, I’m looking on RU-vid for Bathroom/Kitchen paint and Praise God there you are. I now have hope I can complete this project knowing the dresser will endure the moisture in a bathroom . Any suggestions you may have will be greatly appreciated. Again, thank you for your hard work .
I almost skipped the video because it looked like a crafting video and not a dirt-under-the-nails robust review. Good thing! Hats off, Karin!! (and I'll be getting the Behr enamel for my book case project)
The real MVP! I have 2 WILD kids and the last time our cabinets were done was before I was born (1990), so I'm definitely looking for a durable, scrubable, stain resistant paint for our DIY upgrade! 🖤
Thank you for this video review. I did online research and came to the conclusion that either Behr Cabinet enamel or Benjamin Moore Advanced was the way to go. Now I am confident I can go with one of these. Thanks!
Thank you for this thorough review. I only wish I would have viewed this before I began the kitchen cabinet redo. I, too, bought paint at the box store you mentioned and ended up doing many/multiple coats. Thank goodness I started the project in an area that doesn’t get as much use. I immediately did research and went with the Benjamin Moore paint you indicated was number 1. What a difference when you have the right tools!
Cabinet painters here used the advance by Ben Moore and it looks great. After two years the only complaint I have is that it starts to chip very close to the door pulls as fingernails start to take a toll.
I see you also had Heirlooms All in one paint there. What you think about that one. I been going back and forth on sample with this one. Only thing that keeps me on going with it is that there is no prepping required besides the deglossing prep. . Thank you I'm advanced
I'm about to paint a cabinet that I bought off of Craigslist and have put a lot of time and effort into restoring it and making it a large China cabinet. It was an armoire and redone to fit a TV. I like simple lines and not gaudy furniture. So this had the lines I want. It's primed now and I'll finish the doors tomorrow. Set it aside and let it cure itself while I do a few more things. I redid the top cabinet doors to have more of a farmhouse look. It's challenging bc I live in a senior citizen park plus never having done a project this big. So this helps save me some time as I'm malling over the paint type I would use to cover and level out little flaws. Thanks for taking the time. Very helpful. I did want to do a chalk with a semi top coat. Chalk bc it is thicker and covers well. Not rushing this bc of all the time I'm putting in, I want to impress myself with the results. I do pray for guidance and wisdom and I'm amazed at how it's just flowing to me. After all, Jesus was a carpenter. No better teacher. I do other crafts and busy season is here so I do a little of both each day. Thanks again and God Bless.
Thank you so much for your insights. I have though many times about Jesus being a carpenter and the time he must have put into his projects. Thanks again!
Wow, thank you for your attention to so many details in evaluating all these paints!! Getting ready to paint my kitchen cabinets and this was very helpful!
Awesome review!!! I love to wash my cupboards alot, because I am messy!! So the durability was important to me. I got an oil based cupboard and trim paint from lowes, to do the insides, HATE IT!!! 2 coats later and forever to dry, was not enough! I am tossing it and going with benjamin moore.
Milessi 2K is hard to beat. Just beat in mind that you need to spray it for best results. It also contains toxic isocyanates. Be sure to avoid getting it on your skin.
Excellent and thorough review! I have used BM advanced before on a house I flipped but wasn't sure how it held up since we sold it. I will use it again because I did love the paint.
Thanks for all that hard work, to save us.. Have you ever painted old countertops? Have you done any blind testing for the clear coat sealants. I have my own sad story.. but would very much like to avoid repeating it.. and I am so impressed with your thorough and impartial testing.
Valspar cabinet & furniture paint is absolutely the best! Hands down!! Brush on, then roll quickly with foam roller. Do not over work/roll! No brush marks... self leveling... tough as nails finish!!
Have you tried a black or dark color in the BM Advance paint? Some cabinet paints in dark colors (after being fully dried and cured for months) leave a white chalk-like appearance when wiping across them, namely the Valspar cabinet paint. I am going to try the BM Advance paint in a black color next. Thanks for your help 😊
Hi. Great video! Love the objectivity. Have you done something similar with primers? Particularly for cabinets? I couldn't find such on your blog or vids! Please advise, if so; or do one if not!
Love that you test to the extreme girl! I’ve already bought 4gallons Evolution eaten trim and cabinet paint by the “Miller Paint Company” for the Pacific Northwest. Their house paint is superb, my neighbor’s have painted twice/three times to my once! Hope their cabinet paint is also at $90 a gallon. It does have a Lifetime Warranty, but I’m 69 lol… Do you suggest priming first? I know I will have to on the trim as it is an old house and has a lacquer or something clear coat on the wood. Probably an oil base as the house I’m renovating is from the 50’s. If you have a hint, let me know please!
I used Zinnswer Cover Stain. It's great for cabinets but the only downside is that it can leave brush marks so you'll have to sand them down a little after the primer dries.
Great review! I only wish you had used Sherwin Williams Emerald paint. I am getting ready to paint my cabinets and from everything I have read it is by far their best paint. On par with, and in many cases preferred over your number one paint BM Advance, only without the super long dry times and they say it sprays better as well.
@@RenovatedFaith Hi Karin, thanks for the quick reply. I did check your link but could not see where you covered the Emerald paint, Can you be a bit more specific? Thanks
Hi new to your channel, and website looking forward to learning so much more from you, then I have just today from the blogs and articles I have read so far.
Jose, that was actually one of the top ones on my list but they don't sell paint in quarts and I'd already spent too much money on paint so I skipped it. What experience have you had with it?
With the Benjamin Moore Advanced paint, what is the best method of prepping cabinets for this paint? Mine are manufactured home not real wood cabinets.
Behr no longer carries the Satin version of this cabinet paint. Many manufacturers are having trouble getting the raw materials to make the satin version. Sherwin williams emerald the same, they also are not able to provide satin in their trim and cabinet paint. Go figure.
Hi Karin, have you worked with "Beyond Paint"? I don't believe I saw it in this video, wondering if you have any prior experience with it. Debating on using this product to repaint kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanity versus Benjamin Moore Advanced, would appreciate a response!
It seems the same amount of coats are required for doing primer/ paint or the Beyond Paint or Heirloom. You could get the Zinsser primer and Behr and tint it ANY color, and it would be the same amount of work.
Very thorough review. But you didn’t say anything about the prep. Did you prime or just paint bare wood? And I was disappointed and also very surprised that 13 different paints for cabinets but no mention of aristoshield (Dunn edwards). It would’ve been interesting to see how it compared. I would assume it would’ve fair very well vs those other paints. Thank you, overall, informative
im really curious how Insulx and the Behr Urethane Alkyd satin enamel fared. From all the research ive done, they are supposed to be the "go to" types of paint for cabinets for hardness and durability.
Hey Stephen, You can see a chart for comparison in the blog post link in the description. The Behr Urethane Alkyd satin was really close to the top. The Insulx was lower because it brushed on smoothly but didn't roll very well unfortunately.
I've used the behr alkyd on oak trim and it looks great. However, this paint requires a solid coat of primer as it will chip easily. Also, it takes at least a couple weeks to fully harden.
@@ILruffian It's one of the two best. You must use an acrylic latex paint on cabinets. Anything else is a mistake. If you are painting oak cabinets and want a pro finish the grain must be filled. Period.
@@dmjh932 Agree about filling grain. Aqua coat for the win. But PC is nowhere near the top 5. Renner/Milessi 2Ks, Target Coatings, even Sherwin Emerald. PC was a solid trim paint for its time. But after trying Scuff-X, you won't use it again.
Thank you for the great review! Did you pick a specific white color for each brand or did you just use the base white that they come in? I am trying to find the base color of the Benjamin Moore Advance!
Valspar Cabinet and Furniture was not included for some reason in the test which to me was surprising. However, would like to know this gals opinion on the product and why it was not used?
I wanted to test it but had to cut it off at some point. I couldn't buy it in a quart container and also saw the reviews were not great in a cabinet painter group I'm in. Thanks for your comment!
@@RenovatedFaith I'm a professional painter (retired). I've used EVER kind of coating and stain. I ran a paint department for 15 years as well. I recently used the Valspar C&F. It covered well, but did the usual hybrid running over time in spots that were too heavy. An easy swipe of a brush solved it. No odor until after about a couple hours when it began to cure. Then it smelled like oil base paint...;-) Cleaned pretty easily but I like to give the brushes a quick rinse in lacquer thinner. Really quick. The satin dries pretty flat so if you want sheen, best to use the gloss I think. That's it. Thanks!
When I painted my oak cabinets I used Insl-x Stix primer and Benjamin Moore Advance paint. I also used Aquacoat grain filler before priming and painting. My kitchen cabinets came out AWESOME!
@@petergugel8760 how much of a deal is the grain filler? I'm about to paint the golden oak cabinets (29 doors, 13 drawers!). This is a casual mountain home so I'm not aiming for high-end sophistication.
4:13-6:43 Were the samples ever presented? I don't understand why someone wouldn't present the actually paint samples, of each of the tested products As in, instead of 2 minutes spent looking at cans on a table, why not spend 5-10 minutes presenting each sample, and explain the experiences with each? Such as, "Here are the top 3 performing samples, Advance, Milesi, And Behr Cabinet/Enamel. Here you can see how each responded to staining and cleaning. Here is the coverage and finish compared to one another"
Hey Don, I sanded and primed all the samples with Zinnswer Cover Stain before applying paint. My cabinet painting post will be out Tuesday in case it can be of any help!
@@RenovatedFaith do you focus sanding only on the flat edges and center panels, or do all the details need just as much? I'm about to paint my large kitchen and do not want any do-overs 😁
Sanding 4 times gives me the hives. I am getting ready to paint an RV and there are sixty, YES 60 cabinets to paint. I will not sanding 4 times. At that rate I will be 90 years old before the RV is painted.
