Painting wood help

I realize this has nothing to do with motorcycles, but with all you manly men here that do so much, maybe someone can help.

I moved into this house with the most fugly colored cabinet doors ever. In addition to being plain ugly, the paint has tiny bumps throughout it. The landlord was thrilled that I wanted to paint it, so I picked out a color at Home Depot and bought that paint with the primer in it. The paint is called "Autumn Maple", and it's dark. The guy at Home Depot said I could probably cover with one coat, so I bought a quart.

I started yesterday. I took one door off and sanded it. It didn't go all the way down to the bare wood (I think it's particle board, actually), but the gloss bumps came off. The cabinets had been painted before the baby-poop brown/green had been applied, so I'm working on the third paint job.

I applied the first coat and saw there was no way I was getting coverage in one coat. Called Home Depot and was told they said it would cover in two coats. Whatever. A few hours later I put the second coat on. Still not good enough. I called Home Depot and went off on them, since I'd been first told one coat, then two coats, and I would have bought a gallon for $30 instead of a quart for $15 if I'd thought I needed more than two coats. They said they'd made me a gallon for $15. Not thrilled that I was going to need to put at least 3 coats on the doors - might as well primed it and bought less expensive paint that isn't so darn thick and hard to brush on.

I noticed some bumps after the second coat and did some light sanding before applying the third coat. Woke up this morning and found more bumps - the same ones I sanded off originally. I sanded those and went for the 4th coat, which is not going to be good enough. :gah:

Someone thought it might be that the original paint is oil-based, which is causing the bumps. Does this sound right? If so, will regular primer solve this problem? Can I use primer under the paint with primer?

Right now I see my options as:

1. Sand, prime and paint with the same paint
2. Sand, prime and paint with new paint that doesn't have the primer in it
3. Sand and paint with oil-based paint - would I need to prime?

Any thoughts?

I can't do it nekkid?

Chuck, your turn... :roflmao:

Thanks guys!. I sanded and primed a small drawer face and am giving that a try. If I still have issues, I'll go with stripping and new paint.

KILZ primer is the way to go - after you sand it down.
Good Luck!

Don't look to me like you gave up your turn. But don't know if Abby will strip and take pics for ya Or will ya Abby

If these are particle board doors the bumps you are getting might be the glued on paper coming off- sand lightly and like the boys told you use the Kilz it is great for stabilizing and sealing the surface! Not that we all wouldn't like to see you strip but the stripper might lift up more than paint try it on back of door first.

:roflmao: I got to stop but that was funny for a twisted mind.

Abby stripping with pics? Coooooooooool.........

I'm sorry - couldn't hep m'self - Lord, I apoligize!

Git-r-done!

:cheers:

Abby has been here long enough to know it isn't a track at all, it's a runt LOL.

So how is the doors coming along Abby?

Pygmys in South America? I don't think I want to know.