waite painting & cabinet refinishing

The first step of your cabinet refinishing project involves an inspection. During this time, we’ll take measurements and check the integrity of the cabinets. We can help you with figuring out what color(s) to choose from to ensure you are absolutely thrilled with the end result of your cabinet refinishing project. 

Before any painting or cabinet refinishing is done, we remove all of the doors and drawers. The distinct difference between a novice cabinet refinishing company and a professional cabinet refinishing company can come down to details such as removing the doors and drawers.

A common mistake many homeowners and DIY’ers make is leaving them in place when they paint or refinish themselves. We remove the doors and drawer fronts and either use a specially-made rack to hold the doors while we’re working, or take them off-site to our cabinet spray shop for spraying. This way, you’re guaranteed a smooth, professional finish on BOTH sides of your cabinet doors.

We cover everything that won’t get painted – countertops, backsplash, appliances, floors – with either masking paper or plastic. If we’re not painting the insides of your cabinets, we tape paper or plastic over the openings where your doors and drawers go, protecting the insides from any overspray. Per your request, we can “tent off” your kitchen with vapor-barrier plastic, to contain any dust or odors while we’re spraying. We can put in zippered walk-through openings in the plastic “walls”, so you can still enter your kitchen when we’re not working, and access your refrigerator, sink, and pantry.

It is a pretty known fact that cabinets, especially kitchen cabinets can get pretty beat up. They may not be damaged but there can be dirt, grime, and grease that would affect the final results. We take the time to properly clean and prep all of your cabinets, doors, and drawers for a phenomenal cabinet refinishing result.  

One of the biggest mistakes amateur and DIY’ers make is not priming for a beautiful cabinet refinishing. We should note that not all primers are the same. Depending on the type of wood your cabinets are made of will determine the type of primer we use.

If your cabinet painting project features hickory, oaks, or any heavy grained type of wood. We use a heavy body primer that fills around 95% of the grain for a smooth finish. If you’re wanting the wood’s texture to peak through, we would use a less bodied primer so we can get that affect.

We inspect the cabinets for any imperfections and address them after priming. Priming not only ensures a beautiful end result but allows us to see those imperfections so we can make sure everything is perfect. Many times, we will do a round of sanding and a second primer coat as well. 

All of the hard work that goes into getting your cabinets ready for color allows this part of the process to go more quickly. You can be completely confident that your cabinets are just how you envisioned them.

Since we take the time to do your cabinet painting and cabinet refinishing right, it is rare that more than one coat of color needs to happen. The final result is just as great as putting in new cabinets but a great savings to you.

We believe this is the most satisfying part of our cabinet refinishing process.

We are very meticulous about ensuring there isn’t a big mess left behind and a lot of prep work helps to make that a reality. We take pride in having a clean and safe project area.

We will remove all protective barriers such as plastic and masking paper. We carefully reassemble all of your cabinet doors and drawers. Now it is time to love and use your “new to you” cabinets.