Sprayed Cabinet Painting Looks Smoother And Lasts Longer
A brush pulls paint into ridges. A roller leaves a pebbled surface. Both show up under kitchen lighting and both collect grime in the texture.
Spray equipment atomizes the coating so it lands as a level, uniform layer. Thin coats also cure harder than thick ones. That is why sprayed cabinet painting resists chips at the handles and along the edges of drawers better than brushed work.
Cabinet Painting Splits Between A Booth And Your Kitchen
Every front is labelled, lifted off and driven to our booth. The booth has filtered air, steady temperature and racks that hold each door flat while it dries. That setting gives the smoothest finish.
Since boxes and frames stay fixed, they receive their coats right in your kitchen. We cover the floors, counters and nearby rooms, run a fan to move air outside, and use waterborne products with low odour. This split lets you keep using the kitchen through most of the cabinet painting job.
Cabinet Painting Enamel Is Not The Same As Wall Paint
We use two main types of coating. Waterborne alkyd enamel levels out well, comes in thousands of colours and is low in odour. It is dry in hours and reaches normal hardness in about a week.
Two-part polyurethane mixes in a hardener before spraying. It cures harder and faster, often overnight, and suits busy kitchens and rental units. Wall paint is never used. It stays soft and sticky on cabinets and does not stand up to daily handling.
Humidity Changes The Cabinet Painting Schedule
Mississauga has warm, humid summers. High humidity slows drying and curing, so summer jobs may need more time between coats. The booth controls temperature and airflow for the doors, but the boxes in the house depend on indoor conditions.
We check the weather and the indoor humidity and adjust the schedule. In winter, dry furnace air speeds drying but can make wood move. Either way, we tell you how long to wait before normal use.
Sprayed Cabinet Painting Protects The Rest Of The House
Spraying puts a fine mist in the air, so protection is a big part of the job. Before any spraying in the house, we cover floors, counters, appliances and nearby doorways with plastic and tape. In an open-plan Erin Mills kitchen, that often means closing off the family room and the stairs as well.
A fan pulls air out through a window so overspray and odour leave the room. We use waterborne products inside the house, which clean up with water and have low odour. The heavier cabinet painting steps happen in the booth, far away from your furniture.
When the doors come back, we remove all the plastic, vacuum the area and wipe down the counters. The kitchen is left clean and ready to use, with only the fresh cabinet painting to show for the work.