Paint drying rack

Recently we took on a full kitchen remodel in our first flip house and one of the biggest tasks was going to be painting the cabinet doors and drawer fronts. We knew trying to lay all these doors out was going to be a challenge in itself so we decided to build an inexpensive drying rack that would accommodate all of our cabinet doors and drawer fronts. At first I was looking at dowels for the arms of the rack but that can get expensive quick and this was really only going to get used once so…

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This DIY painting rack looks awesome for many reasons: Cheap to make. Looks like it would take up hardly any room to store when not in use. You can make the support rods any length, and also make the spacing between the rods just right for the depth of the canvas. Win-win.

Drying Rack: If you need to paint in a confined space, it can be helpful to build a drying rack. The one pictured is built from 2 sheets of 1/2" birch plywood. It can hold up to 25 paintings at a maximum size of 18" x 24" per painting. As you can see from the se…

I needed a place to put my cabinet door after I spray painted them. I built a drying rack out of 2x3 and 1/2" PVC. I also built some slide on strips to accommodate smaller drawer fronts. I also put locking casters on it so it wouldn't move when pu...

Drying Rack: If you need to paint in a confined space, it can be helpful to build a drying rack. The one pictured is built from 2 sheets of 1/2" birch plywood. It can hold up to 25 paintings at a maximum size of 18" x 24" per painting. As you can see from the se…

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Cabinet door drying rack …

Having nothing locally available, I did a search to see if there were any good ideas out there. This one is pretty ingenious. She forgot to where the...

I had to build a quick Paint Drying Rack for Cabinet Doors last week so I could spray 39 cabinet doors for the Jack and Jill Bathroom!