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Anyone ever used the paint and grain kit to liven up jaded looking camper cupboards?

Don't be silly

get some Fablon

Used it on kitchen cupboard doors in my first flat, looked not to bad, but took ages. wish i could have afforded Fablon! Would have been much quicker.

Two coats of the base...take time with the grain effect....practice first..if make mistake you can recoat whilst its wet & do the grain effect again.

When its dry finish of with a good quality claer satin varnish & the effect is so real, my conservatory ledges fooled a carpenter.

I did my conservatory ledges five years ago & its still as good as the day it was done.

But you may find it fiddly on cupboards as finishing the edges may be difficult & getting around tight spots wont be easy....big flat surfaces where you can glide the graing tool off the edge & it will look okay.

But for a camper..i woulndt attempt it. If you cupboards are wood rub em down and find a nice coating that matches the van & interior.

Kev..

Two coats of the base...take time with the grain effect....practice first..if make mistake you can recoat whilst its wet & do the grain effect again.

When its dry finish of with a good quality claer satin varnish & the effect is so real, my conservatory ledges fooled a carpenter.

If not varnished it gets grubby and looks like cr@p.

I did my conservatory ledges five years ago & its still as good as the day it was done.

But you may find it fiddly on cupboards as finishing the edges may be difficult & getting around tight spots wont be easy....big flat surfaces where you can glide the graing tool off the edge & it will look okay.

But for a camper..i woulndt attempt it. If you cupboards are wood rub em down and find a nice coating that matches the van & interior.

Kev..