Spray paint shop

Janovic doesn't carry spray paint? Or do you mean a send-out spray painting service?

Also, all the kook kids are taking their furniture and cubboard doors to auto body shops to have car paint put on them. I think you can even get royal blue sparkly paint with a perfect ultragloss topcoat ... only the best for you!

"kool" kids, but it works either way.

Send-out spray painting service. I'm being inspired by http://carolreeddesign.blogspot.com/2010/06/painting-ikea-kitchen-cabinets.html

Called a couple of auto shops - $200/door.

Krylon - 4.99 per can.

Buy a $40 Ikea door, take it up to the roof and try it.

sand it first

But, but, I want to paint them Pointing (F&B color).

Sanding is everything, it's all about the prep work. (and sanding ain't fun)

wetsand between coats, maybe with 600(very fine) paper.

Every other part of the country does housepainting with airgun/sprayer powertool type thingees, not rollers or brushes. You can probably find a painter with experience using those on doors and the like. You pick the paint. F&B yes, but don't expect to be able to find royal blue sparkly paint from them.

The doors might have to be primed poplar (non-Ikea) to eliminate sanding. I just want to drop off at a shop somewhere to eliminate mess at home.

Second opinion: auto shops in the Hunts Point / Bruckner Blvd. area of the Bronx. While you're at it, call one of the antique stores in that area and see what they have to say.

pointing is very pretty. But if you don't prime them first, they will peel within a year.

ali

Yes. An apartmenttherapy thread I read recently had unanimous agreement that priming is essential ... one person suggested that lacquer-based primer is best, no reason given.

Forgive my ignorance, can someone explain what is F & B pointing? a style? a color? a method?

F&B = Farrow & Ball paint http://us.farrow-ball.com/pws/Home.ice
Pointing = one of their colors http://us.farrow-ball.com/pointing///fcp-product/102003

thanx

there are many amazing superbonding primers available these days
believe it or not i painted over the ugliest woodgrain formica as a stopgap, and it's held up very well as a temporary aesthetic fix until i gut this property
the primer smelled toxic as hell--opened all windows, placed fans

In case you want to DIY, or supervise a handyman:
http://www.galttech.com/research/household-DIY-tools/best-paint-sprayer.php
(ignore the galt reference, an obvious error)

Pearl Paint on Canal Street

I don't miss my woodworking days in college.
Worked for a carpenter sanding and painting.
First with 80 paper, then 180, and then 600 paper. Then a coat of varathane,again 600 paper and another coat of varathane.

Tedious as hell but it looked great.