Cabinet refinishing and painting is the process of turning tired, dated kitchen or bathroom cabinets into something that looks new without tearing them out and replacing them. Depending on the condition of your cabinets and the look you want, that can mean a full strip-and-refinish of the wood, a sprayed lacquer or enamel finish over the existing boxes and doors, or a straightforward repaint with new hardware and hinges. Fort Mill has 7 businesses in this category, ranging from painters who do cabinets as part of a broader interior painting business to shops that specialize almost entirely in kitchen refinishing.
Before hiring anyone, ask how they handle prep, since this is where most cabinet jobs succeed or fail. Doors and drawer fronts should come off and get sprayed in a controlled space, not painted on the wall with a brush. Surfaces need to be cleaned of grease, sanded or deglossed, and primed with a bonding primer suited to your cabinet material (especially important for oak, laminate, or thermofoil). Ask what paint or finish system they use, how many coats, and what the cure time is before you can load shelves and hang doors normally, since cured finishes resist chipping far better than ones still soft from a rushed timeline.
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