Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Edit : 4-2020 After a couple of years in the my kitchen , I decided to pay my rennovated master bath cabinets with this nuvo hearthstone . Just wanted to say, I still love the color and still love how is it compliments the bright, calm paint I have in there. ----++++ II have used this on a couple of different pieces and it's been about a month so I think I can comfortably write a review for it. I recently did a kitchen renovation - Had a red walls and the ugly generic oak colored cabinets. I wanted to brightened the room and use very light grey for walls and when I was shopping for cabinet paint, I ran across this on Amazon. I figured this hearthstone color would best match the wall color I was going with. This paint is really good considering its price point and how much it covers. I used all of it for my kitchen project as I was doing both the upper and lower cabinets. I sanded the upper cabinets and did the vinegar/water mix for the bottom set. I did not want to use TSP. In hindsight, I should have sanded all the cabinets. After using them for a month now, I noticed that the sanded cabinets was able to grip on the paint much better. Also it was easier to paint the sanded cabinets; the bottom ones tended to form those tiny bubbles much easier. Also scratched the bottom ones on a couple of occasion with finger nails or pesky little pointy objects like forks etc...while opening them. I touched them up and all is good now, but I really do think this is due to me not prepping it correctly. Some of these tips may have been already given by other reviewers but being this was my first cabinet pain project, these were most helpful in completing the project i.m.o. - Unscrew the bottom cabinet door sets first - Paint one side of them - Then unscrew the top cabinet sets (this allows for about an hour dry time for the first side coat) - Paint first side of top cabinet sets - Turn over the bottom set and paint them (this allows time for top set to dry) - Put second coat on top cabinet set - Then paint other side of bottom set (you get the point- This allows you to work continuously without having to wait for dry time) - Always sand i.m.o or use TSP - These cabinet i Had were 11 years old and the vinegar trick cleaned them good...free of dirt and grease etc... but I feel like it didn't adhere to the paint as well as the sanded ones - They look identical, but I am talking about when you really use them and make contact with the paint afterwards - Stir the can of Nuvo paint and mix it well for a good 5 minutes. - The roller that comes with the kit works ok. Make sure not put too much paint on it, especially at the beginning. It will form bubles and creat that "water spot" look once those bubbles pop and paint dries - I have found that the sponge roller made for cabinets and smooth surfaces work a little better with this. If anything you can do first coat with the one in the kit, and put the top coat with the foam. Also for corners, the brush work ok, but I have found those black foam ones are easier to work with. While I was at it, I added a rolling island in the kitchen, and the bamboo color stuck out like a sore thumb. So I painted it with the same Nuvo paint. Looks great and matches well. I plan on painting another old cabinet we bought from someone online. Definitely will be sanding it before putting this paint on. All in all, I am satisfied with the product and this color went really well with my new wall color.