Cabinet painting & staining · Denver metro
Cabinet Painting & Staining
Refinishing your existing kitchen instead of replacing it. Doors come off and get labelled, everything is degreased and sanded, and the finish goes on sprayed so it lays flat with no brush marks.
What's included
Every job covers this as standard.
- Doors and drawer fronts removed, labelled and tracked
- Hardware removed, bagged and refitted at the end
- Full degrease — kitchen grease is why finishes peel
- Sanding and de-glossing of every surface being coated
- Grain filling or smoothing where the finish calls for it
- Bonding primer suited to the existing cabinet surface
- Sprayed finish coats on doors, fronts and boxes
- Kitchen contained and masked off from the rest of the house
How the work is done
The part that decides how long it lasts.
Degrease, then sand, then prime
Cabinet finishes fail at the adhesion layer. Years of cooking grease has to come off completely before anything will bond, and no amount of primer skips that step.
Sprayed, not brushed
Doors and fronts are sprayed so the surface lays flat. Brushing cabinets leaves texture you feel every time you open a door.
Paint or stain
Painting changes the colour completely and hides the grain. Re-staining keeps the wood visible and is the right call when the timber is worth showing. We will tell you which suits your doors.
A hard-wearing finish
Cabinets get handled, wiped and knocked constantly, so they take a cabinet-grade enamel rather than wall paint, and they need proper cure time before heavy use.
Recent work
Photography coming soon.
Questions
Straight answers.
Is painting cabinets cheaper than replacing them?
Substantially, in most kitchens — you keep the boxes, the layout and the hardware and only change the finish. It only stops making sense when the boxes themselves are failing or the layout needs to change.
How long does a cabinet refinish take?
Typically several days rather than one. Degreasing, sanding, priming and multiple sprayed coats each need their own dry time, and rushing the schedule is what causes finishes to fail later.
Can laminate or thermofoil cabinets be painted?
Often yes, with the right bonding primer and thorough de-glossing. Peeling or bubbling thermofoil has to be dealt with first — we will look at yours and say whether it is a good candidate.
Can I use my kitchen while the work is happening?
Partly. Doors and drawer fronts go off site or to a spray area, so cabinet interiors stay accessible, but the kitchen will be masked and you should expect limited use for a few days.
Will the finish chip?
A cabinet-grade sprayed enamel over properly degreased and primed surfaces is hard-wearing. What causes chipping is skipped prep, not the paint — and full cure takes a couple of weeks, so treat them gently at first.
Can you stain rather than paint?
Yes. Staining and re-staining is part of this service where the door material and grain suit it. We will show you what your existing doors will and will not do under a stain.
Cabinet refinishing across Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Centennial and the Denver metro. Send a photo of your kitchen to start.