Cabinet painting has become one of our most requested services in Toronto, and for good reason. A set of kitchen cabinets in good structural condition — doors that close properly, boxes that are level and secure — can be transformed into a product that looks brand new with a professional spray-applied paint job. The colour can change, the finish can go from dated oak to crisp white or bold navy, and the result looks better than many new cabinet installations.
But cabinet painting done wrong — painted with a brush and roller in the same product used on the walls, with inadequate preparation — fails quickly. Doors that stick, paint that chips at the edges, roller texture that looks nothing like a factory finish. The difference between a cabinet paint job that holds up for 10 years and one that starts failing in the first year is entirely about preparation and product selection.
Step 1: Full Cabinet Assessment — We inspect every door, drawer front, and cabinet box — checking for delamination, structural issues, and any areas that need repair before painting.
Step 2: Disassembly — All doors and drawer fronts are removed, numbered, and transported to our shop for spray application. Hardware is removed and set aside.
Step 3: Thorough Degreasing & Sanding — Every surface is cleaned with a commercial degreaser to remove cooking grease and residue. All surfaces are sanded to create adhesion profile — this step cannot be skipped.
Step 4: Priming — All surfaces receive a bonding primer appropriate to the cabinet substrate — wood, MDF, thermofoil, or laminate each require a different primer approach.
Step 5: Spray Application — Doors and drawer fronts are spray-applied with a hard-curing enamel in our controlled shop environment — no dust, no sags, no brush marks. Cabinet boxes are spray-applied in place.
Step 6: Reassembly & Hardware Installation — Doors are reinstalled, hardware is replaced or new hardware installed at the homeowner's direction, and every door is adjusted for alignment.
We spray-apply cabinet finish in a controlled shop environment for the doors and drawer fronts — which produces a factory-quality surface free of dust contamination, sags, and brush texture. The cabinet boxes are spray-applied in place with careful masking of the kitchen interior. The product we use is a hard-curing enamel designed specifically for kitchen cabinetry — it resists chipping, cleaning chemicals, and the heat and grease of a kitchen environment far better than standard interior paint.
Yes, with the right preparation. Laminate and thermofoil surfaces require a bonding primer specifically formulated for non-porous surfaces — without it, the paint will not adhere properly. We assess the cabinet substrate during the estimate and specify the correct primer.
A typical kitchen cabinet project takes 3–5 days: one day for disassembly and shop prep, one to two days for primer and finish coats with drying time, one day for reassembly. We provide a specific timeline in the written quote.
Not necessarily. We remove and reinstall existing hardware as part of the service. If you want to upgrade to new hardware, we recommend selecting it before the project begins so we can account for new hole placement if needed.
A properly prepared and spray-applied hard enamel cabinet finish, with normal kitchen use, typically lasts 8–12 years before it begins to show significant wear. This is significantly longer than a brush-applied finish with standard paint.
A standard Toronto kitchen with 10–15 doors runs $2,500–$4,500. Larger kitchens with island cabinetry and pantry doors run higher. We provide a written quote after the assessment walkthrough.
In almost every case, yes — for cabinets in good structural condition. Cabinet replacement typically runs $15,000–$40,000+ for a Toronto kitchen. Cabinet painting delivers a similar visual result for 10–20% of that cost.
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