I have painted many white coats of emulsion onto my cabinet, however no matter how many coats I give it a yellowy tinge still shows through. I couldn’t understand why it was still going yellow when it had at least 4 coats on. I spoke to my dad and he suggested it might be because the cabinet was previously varnished which I sanded down, causing this yellowy tinge. He suggested the way to rid of this tinge was to apply a coat of gloss which would prevent any stains showing through, then re-paint with emulsion if I wanted a matt finish.
Therefore I took a trip into town to buy a small tin of white gloss paint. Once back I applied one gloss coat all over. I was really impressed at just how quickly the gloss covered all of the yellow tinges. I really like this gloss effect on the cabinet so I am tempted to leave it gloss finish rather than apply matt overtop. In a way the matt paint would allow it to blend in with the white of my space, but then again so would the gloss? When you buy a cabinet they do often have a glossy effect as well as matt, so either way could work I feel. Perhaps with the mirror in the cabinet it would help to create balance with the outside too if it were glossy.
When in the studio tomorrow I am going to neaten it up, give the back a coat of paint, depending on where I place the cabinet I don’t want any bare wood showing, polish the shelves and get rid of any sticker marks so I am ready to arrange my contact cases in!
