Shoutout to my friend who called my paint prep lazy

Honestly, I was painting my kitchen cabinets in my apartment and just wiped them down with a wet cloth. My friend came over, ran a finger over one and said 'You're gonna have peeling paint in a year, you didn't degrease them.' She was right, I totally skipped that step. I stopped, went to the hardware store for a bottle of TSP substitute, and scrubbed everything down. It added a whole extra hour to the job, but the primer stuck way better. Anyone have a different cleaner they swear by for greasy kitchen surfaces?

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williams.jenny34m ago

Ugh I feel this so hard. I did the exact same thing with my bathroom vanity last year and had to redo the whole thing after six months. That invisible grease film is no joke. Your friend did you a solid even if it stung a bit. I use the TSP substitute too, it's cheap and just works. That extra hour sucks but it beats watching all your work bubble up later.