Standing the test of time

The Findsen's kitchen is coming up to its 4th birthday and the Resene Enamacryl waterborne gloss enamel finish is still looking great. The entire kitchen is MDF with routed grooves to make it look like tongue and groove.

Painstakingly the Findsens prepared the garage as a base for the painting by sealing all the air gaps, vacuuming the floor for dust and banishing the children.

The kitchen came together in sections. Each was lightly sanded, sealed and then finished in three coats of Resene Enamacryl with Dean using a brush to paint the grooves and Leanne following behind to roll the main surface. Working at a steady pace they did three coats, one coat a day, lightly sanding between each coat.

With all the individual pieces coated, the Findsens put it all back together to create the final finished kitchen.

The colour was Leanne's creation, made by mixing various paint colours she had found. Once the colour was perfected Leanne took it into Resene so they could create a colour match for her enabling her to get the paint she needed tinted to the right colour.

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