Is It Dangerous to Refinish Cabinets?
Depending on how you approach your cabinet refinishing project, most professionals offer a completely safe, dependable, and affordable process when refinishing your cabinets. Refinishing helps rejuvenate your wooden cabinets and preserves them for the years to come. When using the appropriate product, there are no dangerous risks to the quality of your cabinets, nor harmful exposures to you and your family if using the Resurrect product line.
At Resurrect Wood Refinishing, we have triple checked our products and procedures to ensure that our process is not only safe, but preventative of any risks to you as the client. Our product is an eco-friendly, water based solution that’s easy to clean. There are no harsh fumes that linger for weeks nor heavy dust. The chemicals are designed to adhere to your existing finish, without needing to strip or sand. We plastic everything off and keep all of the work within the parameters, creating a safe environment for you to continue working in the next room if need be. And, most importantly, we are a small family business which does not hire any outside contractors to do the work. Our respect and consideration for your home is our top priority. Plus, we clean up after ourselves, so rest assured you won’t see any crushed soda cans anywhere.
Is it difficult to refinish cabinets?
The process to refinish cabinets definitely takes more skill, research, and experience to replicate the desired factory finished look our company accomplishes. The training alone takes almost six months for any one of our new recruits to fully understand the entire process. Every step requires attention, from cutting the perfect corner piece of masking tape to applying several even coats of product without the dreaded “Orange Peel” look. What we do within 4-5 business days could take many weeks for someone who is inexperienced.
Refinishing cabinets is our specific focus. We have many horror stories of painters who insist they can take the project on, only to hire us later to fix their mistakes. There are so many variables to consider when refinishing cabinets. That is why we at Resurrect Wood Refinishing have been able to make it our primary service. We have many years experience in trial and error, learning from every type of scenario imaginable. Our quick turnaround service is a credit to our knowledge gained over the years.
Is it better to strip or sand kitchen cabinets?
We never recommend you sand or strip your cabinets. The only scenario we’ve experienced where this would be applicable would be trying to get rid of unfinished paint, and even then, we sand only as needed. Stripping is working with harsh chemicals that are not only dangerous to handle, but could ruin your wood if not applied correctly. It is an old method that is no longer required since there are now revolutionary techniques like those that our company utilizes.
Sanding is only to be done if there is paint that is chipping or peeling, such as latex paint or an enamel paint. If the entire project needs to be sanded, then we would recommend considering new raw wood doors in place of the sanding cost, we offer a “Re-dooring” service. This would not only make up for the service charge, but increase the value of the kitchen. Consider researching Resurrect Wood Refinishing’s “Re-Door” service on the homepage for more information. A true transformation.
Why shouldn’t you paint your cabinets?
The reason you shouldn’t paint your cabinets is because painted cabinets look painted. It’s as simple as that. Painted cabinets look uneven, unpolished, and unnatural. They can be rough in texture if not sanded correctly and will always chip or peel within a couple years. The only way to correct chipped paint is to go over with another coat of paint or sand the entire kitchen and start from a raw surface. Continuing to paint cabinets over the years begins to make your cabinets look “caked” in paint, further enforcing that unnatural and cheap appearance.
Refinishing cabinets is the better alternative to painting because not only is it much more durable than paint, but it has the flexibility to be re-colored in the future without risking that factory finished look. While paint continues to thicken, our product easily adheres to new, tinted finish should your tastes in colors change in a couple years.
Do painted cabinets look cheap?
Yes, yes, and yes. Many times painted cabinets are applied by the same methods that painters use on walls or other flat surfaces: a brush or roller, and a gallon of latex paint. While walls or ceilings may look beautiful in the right hands, brushed cabinets can leave thick lines and look terribly uneven. Even if the painter reassures he will only spray your cabinet, paint has the terrible habit of dripping and bubbling in small corners and cracks. Not to mention that latex paint is a rubberized compound. While it’s organic and non-odorous nature may seem appealing, it is very fragile to the slightest bump or bruise. Imagine if such coating was applied on kitchen cabinet surfaces that must endure high traffic and hot temperatures and lots of fingernails, it never makes for a good outcome, and it is why we are always called to remedy the situation a couple years later.
