House painters vs cabinet painters, who to hire?
The average residential house painter should be able to paint cabinets better than DIY however, don't expect high quality results. Most painting contractors ARE NOT actual cabinet painters.
House painters usually paint kitchen cabinets and cupboards like they spray paint houses.
Spraying cupboards on walls
Residential painting contractors that include "kitchen cabinet painting" as part of their service will set-up a "spray-net" to help reduce dust and fumes from entering the house.
Once this is done they mask off the cupboards and shelving so they can spray paint everything without getting paint all over the ceiling, walls, inside the cupboards, flooring etc.
Professional cabinet painters don't paint cupboards like this! 👎🏻
Professional Kitchen Cabinet Painters
If your goal is to paint kitchen cabinets to look new again, consider hiring a professional kitchen cabinet painter.
Kitchen cabinet painting is a specialized trade. Cabinet painters are a combination of wood finisher and high-end residential painter all in one. They are able to hand paint details to MATCH high quality spray finishing. Cabinet painters clean, sand, remove old finishes, including shellac, lacquer & varnish as this is the best method to painting and restoring kitchen cabinets!
The most important step in kitchen cabinet painting revolves all around how well the doors and drawers are refinished.
