Rustoleum Cabinet transformations

[lolc]

Has anyone used this product?

I read that it can be used on melamine cabinets, which is what I think our cabinets are. We don't plan to renovate for several years, so I thought this would be a better solution. Thinking about using the espresso color.

Thoughts about this product?

[TBM]

We have considered using the Tranformations kit. We saw a vanity that half had been done with the kit at our Home depot, and were impressed.

The nice thing about the kit is that it gives you everything that you need. Cleaning/deglossing is an essential step, and could be where your former homeowners made their mistake. There are a lot of bonding primers, degreasers, deglossers, enamel paints and glazes out there, but it is very convenient to have everything in one box.

[lmbml]

I found a kit at HD tha was discounted to $36. I'm going to do my grandma's kitchen, I will take before and afters. I'm excited, I think the deglosser will be fun instead of sanding. It was already mixed, it's the winter fog one.

[auntie]

I used the kit in my powder room- golden oak to Kona with the optional glaze. It was really easy. I've been toying with doing the vanity in my MBR which is a hideous laminate panel design.

The kit worked well for me, in part because oak has an open grain which allows the glaze to settle in it which gives a true woodgrain look and because I don't cook in the powder room so the existing finish was pristine if ugly.

Years ago, Minwax (and others) used to sell a similar kit that was called "antiquing"- you would apply a glaze using a stiff bristle brush to simulate woodgrain. My mother was really into this for a time and would antique random pieces to create a set. As with most home dec projects, I got roped in early.

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I'm probably going to go for an unglazed seaside in the bath and am considering not covering the thin wood trim along the tops of this 1980's monstrosity.