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I have a very specific color for my kitchen cabinets and I’m considering painting them myself using SW Gallery paint. I plan on getting the raw/unfinished cabinets. What type of material is used for the edge banding? I read in the forums that PVC has a higher wear resistance, but they’re limited to stock colors.
Also, have you heard from customers whether DIY painting was successful or not longterm? I imagine overspray is the biggest risk when painting the edge banding.
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Sure, so if you order the cabinets with a raw wood or primer-only finish for the cabinet doors, then the face of the cabinet case will be banded with raw hard white maple. This is the most durable and most common paintable edge-banding material we have tested, so raw maple is the default edge banding we use.
Please note that Sherwin-Williams recommends not brushing or rolling Gallery Series paint. I have seen various YouTube videos showing that it can certainly be applied this way, but Sherwin-Williams cautions against it because brush strokes can be visible after the paint dries.
That said, this is typically acceptable so long as you properly mask off the face of the cabinet and use a matching Gallery Series primer before applying the paint. Since only a 3/4″ wide strip of paint is visible, those stroke marks usually do not draw much attention.
Spraying the paint is the best method, but it will require additional masking and preparation time.
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