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Paint metal laundry cabinet.
You may choose to paint your old metal cabinet rather than throwing it out and you will need to follow a few basic steps to paint a metal cabinet for yourself.
I never had a reason to get down and do something about it until now.
From the mid 1930s to the mid 1960s metal cabinets for kitchens were popular and stylish.
Before applying a new coat of paint you ll need to rough up.
A fresh coat of paint gives new life to vintage metal cabinets.
Most painted metal kitchen cabinets and drawers were factory finished with an epoxy finish or a powder coating.
I bought it at the pasadena flea market and paid about 20 for it.
We put a nice deck on the front porch but it ended up that everybody always used my back door which led directly into the laundry room.
You can change the look of a metal cabinet by painting it.
It looked terrible when we bought the place.
Then sand with 220 or 400 grit sandpaper followed by the application of a metal primer.
Once painted an old metal cabinet can look brand new.
I painted the cabinets white and yellow on the walls to make it brighter but i always hated it.
How to paint a vintage metal cabinet.
You can paint your metal cabinets but you would first want to clean them with an industrial cleaner to remove any kitchen grease and particulates.
This ugly little metal drawer cabinet has been in my garage for a couple years now collecting dust.