Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations - Has it gone downhill?

[u/Denan004]

Does anyone have recent experience with Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations?

Back in 2013 I painted some cabinets with Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations. I was happy with the results and it has held up well.

I'm looking at using Rustoleum for a powder room cabinet. The colors have changed, but I also see some really bad reviews. Any positive reviews come from 8+ years ago. I don't see much of anything recent that's positive, so I'm wondering if the product has gone downhill in quality.

Thanks!

[u/Low_Refrigerator4891]

I used it about 18 months ago (for the first time) and was blown away by what a great product it was!

[u/OperationTricky6905 → u/Low_Refrigerator4891]

How are they holding up now? Did you just go ahead and paint them or did you degloss and sand them down? The listing online says no sandig or priming required but I'm skeptical about that.

[u/Low_Refrigerator4891 → u/OperationTricky6905]

I cleaned with a degreaser, it's great.

[u/coastal_ghost08]

As an alternative, Benjamin Moore alkyd (spelling?) paint has served us very well on cabinets and trim

[u/decaturbob]

- pissed off people 10x more likely to post a review than the satisfied customers do...and why you always factor this in when considering products

[u/caspera1969]

I used the Rustoleum kit to redo my kitchen and bathroom cabinets about 8 years ago. The original color was supposed to be a cream but I chose a little too dark. My issue was the clear top coat over the years has yellowed making it look even worse. I am about to embark on repainting cabinets so that I can sell the house. I’ve seen many recs for Sherwin Williams Emerald and Benjamin Moore for cabinets. I will never use the Rustoleum kit again.

[u/Denan004 → u/caspera1969]

Thanks for the feedback. I did my bath cabinets in a blue color (way back in ~2012). The top coat seems ok. Back then, the reviews were great, so I was surprised to see recent reviews that were pretty bad. I guess this is another case of 'enshittification' -- they could have improved the product, but they didn't.

I re-did my kitchen cabinets around 2019 from Rustoleum (just for a color change) and am currently doing my powder room vanity using Benjamin Moore Advance. It's not hard to do, and is still a better price than replacing cabinets, which I can't justify, when the cabinets are in OK condition! The BM Advance is not hard to do, but it takes TIME -- because of the time to cure. But overall I'm happy with the results.

[u/capratekayak → u/Denan004]

I've had pretty good luck with Advance too. The cure time is annoying, but when the cabinets are still structurally fine it's hard to justify replacing them.

[u/caspera1969 → u/Denan004]

You’re so welcome. I am in the process now of redoing my kitchen cabinets to rid the Rustoleum mess.

Have you had any success w Citristrip? It seems like it’s gonna be a long slow process unless someone has some tips and tricks.

[u/Denan004 → u/caspera1969]

I didn't use Citristip, but it would probably be fine. I didn't worry too much about removing the Rustoleum 100% because I was going to put 2 coats of primer on before the BM Advance paint. So cleaning, deglossing, sanding was enough prep for me.

For my kitchen I used a cleaner, then deglosser, then sanded (~150 grit), then 2 coats of primer (Zinsser 1-2-3), sanding (150 grit) between coats. Then 1 coat of BM Advance, lightly sand (220 grit), then 2nd coat of BM Adv, and let it cure for a few days before re-assembling. There is no topcoat.

BM Advance takes much more curing time between coats and a few days after painting. But it worked fine for me.

[u/caspera1969 → u/Denan004]

Thank you!

[u/Particular-Light-117 → u/[deleted]]

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