Are you planning to update the look of your dull and outdated garage metal cabinet? If so, then the simplest and cost-efficient way to do that is to paint your old metal cabinets. Painting your metal cabinets will not only make them look brand new but it will also help protect the cabinet’s metal surface from rust and corrosion. To help you accomplish your painting job properly, here is a step-by-step guide on how to effectively carry out the task.
First and foremost, you have to prepare the metal cabinets storage units that need to be painted. 
Determine how many metal cabinets you have to paint. This is necessary to help you figure out how much paint you will need. If possible, try to disassemble the metal cabinets so it will be much easier to paint them. However, make sure that you will be able to re-assemble them exactly the way they were before you disassembled their parts. In that case, it would be a good idea to label their parts so you can easily put them back together.
Before applying the new paint, you have to even out the cabinet’s surface by removing large flaking pieces of paint with the use of a paint scraper. You also have to use a fine-grit sander to sand off the remaining paint residue. Sanding the metal cabinet is required in order to allow the new paint to properly adhere to the cabinet’s surface.
Once you are done sanding the metal cabinets storage units that you have to paint on, next thing to do is to completely remove the dust and debris that resulted from the sanding. Make certain that the cabinets are already clean and dry before you apply the paint primer.
When the cabinets are ready for priming, prepare the primer and apply a light coat on the cabinet’s surface. Apply the primer on the entire cabinet and then allow it to dry completely. When the primer has already dried up, finely sand the primed cabinet to smoothen out its surface so that the paint will look more appealing. After that, you may now start coating it with the desired paint color that you want. Allow the first coat of paint to dry before applying a second one. The second coat of paint is highly recommended for better paint results. Be sure to apply even coats of paint while ensuring that all areas of the cabinet are fully covered.
