Painted cabinets aren't painted with wall paint. We spray catalyzed lacquer with proper flash times, on doors we've taken off, flat on horses, in a controlled environment — then we re-hang them and adjust every hinge. That's the finish. Everything else is a repaint.
Stain-to-lacquer conversion
The most common cabinet job we run is converting stained oak or maple cabinets to a sprayed lacquer finish. Doors come off, hardware comes off. Wood is degreased, scuff-sanded, and grain-filled where needed. Then it's primer, sand, spray, sand, spray — a real cabinet-finish schedule.
Converting stained cabinets to lacquer creates very fine dust. On the 1271 Roxboro job we masked off the entire kitchen and ran air movers and fans to contain it while we worked. That's what containment on a lived-in home looks like.
Stain-grade cabinet work
When cabinets are staying wood, we bring the same discipline — stain applied consistently, sealed with a lacquer or oil topcoat matched to the wood, sheens dialed in per room. We do this for kitchen islands, built-ins, mudroom lockers and vanities.
Doors are finished off the box
Doors come off. Hinges come off. Doors are labeled, sprayed flat, and cured before they're re-hung. Spray-in-place on doors is a shortcut that produces the drips, orange peel and dust nibs you can see across the room. We don't do it.
What's included
- Sprayed catalyzed lacquer — not wall paint on cabinets
- Stain-to-lacquer conversions with full grain fill where needed
- Doors removed, sprayed flat, cured, then re-hung and adjusted
- Full containment — air movers, masking — for lived-in homes
- Stain-grade work for islands, built-ins, mudrooms and vanities
From the field — 1271 Roxboro
Converting stained cabinets to lacquer creates very fine dust. We masked off the entire kitchen area and ran air movers and fans to contain it — the family kept living in the house while we worked.