Cabinet spray painting runs the doors and drawer fronts through an off-site filtered booth and the boxes through sealed containment in the kitchen, the only cabinet painting method that produces a factory-smooth surface.
Kingston's humid summers and dry, forced-air winters are hard on any finish, and brushed cabinet painting shows it first. Sprayed coats are thinner, cure harder and move with the wood. From the century homes of Sydenham Ward to the new builds in Westbrook, every kitchen we do gets the same sprayed process, and kitchen cabinet painting lays out the full job.
Sprayed Cabinet Painting Beats Brushed Cabinet Painting On Every Count That Matters
A brushed door carries brush marks, sags where the profile changes direction and a film thick enough to chip at the corners. A rolled door carries stipple. A sprayed door carries a thin, even film that levels out on its own and looks like it came from a factory. Cabinet spray painting is more work to set up, which is why it costs more than brushing, and it is the reason a sprayed kitchen lasts many years longer than a brushed one.
Thin coats are the point of cabinet painting with a sprayer. Two or three thin coats from the gun, with a light sanding before each new one, cure into a hard, flexible film. One thick coat, however it is applied, stays soft inside for weeks and never cures as hard.
The Spray Booth Is Where Cabinet Painting Happens For Doors And Drawer Fronts
Each door and drawer front gets labelled, photographed, degreased and sanded, then goes to the booth. The booth is filtered so dust does not land in wet paint, ventilated so the finish flashes off evenly, and heated so the temperature and humidity are right for the product. Doors are sprayed lying flat and on racks, with the backs done first and the fronts last. They stay in the booth for five to seven days before coming home to be hung and aligned. Booth time is what makes cabinet painting look factory-made.
On-Site Cabinet Painting Behind Containment Handles The Boxes And Built-Ins
The boxes stay on the wall and get sprayed there. The floor, counters, backsplash, appliances and every doorway are masked with plastic and tape, a fan exhausts the room, and primer and colour go onto the boxes in the same thin passes the doors get. On-site cabinet painting done this way leaves no overspray on the counters. The plastic is off the same evening. The same method covers a pantry or a wall unit, and the pantry and built-in page explains how a room is sealed for it.
Waterborne Enamels And 2K Polyurethane Are The Cabinet Spray Painting Products
Two product families do nearly all of our cabinet painting. Waterborne alkyd enamels are low-VOC, level well, come in any colour, and are ready for normal use after about seven days and fully hard after about thirty. A 2K polyurethane gets its hardener stirred in minutes before spraying; it cannot be brushed, it cures within about a day, and its wear and chemical resistance beat anything else we use. The quote names which family is going on and why. Neither is a wall paint, and wall paint on a cabinet is the most common failure we are asked to fix.
Arrange Cabinet Spray Painting For A Kingston Kitchen
If a smooth, hard finish is the goal, sprayed cabinet painting is the way to get it, and the visit to price it is free. Send the form or call +1 (613) 706-5129. The Kingston Cabinet Painting home page covers every cabinet in the house that the sprayer can reach.
Cabinet Spray Painting Questions
Is spraying really better than brushing?
Yes. A sprayed door has no brush marks, a thinner and harder film, and a finish that lasts many years longer. Brushed work fails first at the corners and the handles. Spraying costs more because the setup is more work.
Which products do you spray?
Waterborne alkyd enamel or 2K polyurethane. The enamel is ready for normal use after about seven days and fully hard after about thirty. The 2K polyurethane cures in about a day. Neither is a wall paint, and the quote names which one goes on.
How do you keep overspray off my counters?
The floor, counters, backsplash, appliances and doorways are masked with plastic and tape, and a fan exhausts the room. The boxes get thin passes inside that containment. The plastic is taken down the same evening.