Cabinet painting is the most detail-sensitive work in a home. The surfaces are seen up close every day, they are touched constantly, and they show every shortcut. Refresh Painting LLC treats cabinetry as a finishing project with its own process.
Adhesion is everything on cabinetry. Kitchen surfaces carry cooking residue that will undermine a coating if it is not removed first.
Cleaning and thorough degreasing of all surfaces
Sanding and scuffing to create a mechanical bond
Removal of doors, drawer fronts, and hardware where applicable
Masking and containment of the surrounding kitchen
Bonding primer appropriate to the existing finish
Professional coating application to doors, fronts, and boxes
Cure time before hardware and doors are reinstalled
Final inspection of edges, profiles, and reveal lines
Cabinet painting vs. cabinet replacement
Refinishing is not always the right answer. When boxes are structurally sound and the layout works, painting can change the entire feel of a kitchen for a fraction of the cost and disruption of replacement. When boxes are water damaged, delaminating, or the layout itself is the problem, replacement or refacing may be the better investment. We will tell you honestly which situation you are in.
Painting suits sound boxes, a layout you like, and dated color or finish
Replacement suits failing boxes, water damage, or a layout change
Refinishing typically keeps kitchens usable far sooner than a rebuild
Kitchens, bathrooms, and built-ins
The same process applies to bathroom vanities, laundry cabinetry, built-in shelving, entertainment centers, and office millwork.
