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Cabinet refinishing

Cabinet Refinishing in North & Central New Jersey

A sprayed factory finish on your existing cabinets, for a fraction of the cost of replacement.

The Sterling standard

A factory finish, without the factory price.

New kitchen cabinets routinely run $15,000 to $40,000. If your boxes are sound, refinishing delivers a comparable result for a fraction of that cost. The catch is that cabinets are the least forgiving surface in the house: they get grabbed, scrubbed, and steamed daily, and any shortcut in prep shows up as chipping within a year. Our five-step process exists because of that: degrease, sand, bonding primer, two sprayed topcoats, full cure.

We spray with cabinet-grade waterborne alkyd enamels, including Benjamin Moore Advance, in satin or semi-gloss. Sprayed, not brushed, so there are no brush marks or stipple, just a flat, hard film that reads as factory. The most requested colors we do are Benjamin Moore White Dove for a soft warm white and Hale Navy for islands and two-tone kitchens.

One honest note: solid wood and MDF doors refinish beautifully. Thermofoil and some laminates are hit or miss, and if yours won't take a durable finish we will tell you at the estimate rather than take the job and let it fail. Written proposal in 48 hours, 2-year written workmanship warranty, veteran-owned since 1998.

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How we do it

Our five-step factory-finish process.

Degrease, Sand, Prime, Spray, Cure

01
Disassemble & Degrease
Doors, drawer fronts, and hardware removed and labeled. Every surface washed with a degreasing cleaner, because kitchen grease is the number one cause of cabinet paint failure.
02
Scuff Sand
All surfaces sanded to 150-grit for mechanical adhesion, profiles and edges done by hand. Dust vacuumed and tack-wiped before any coating.
03
Bonding Primer
Shellac-based or alkyd bonding primer matched to your cabinet material, sprayed in thin coats and sanded at 220-grit between coats.
04
Spray Two Topcoats
Two full coats of cabinet-grade enamel such as Benjamin Moore Advance, spray-applied in a dust-controlled setup. No brush marks, no lap lines.
05
Cure & Reinstall
The finish cures fully before anything is rehung, never rushed. Doors adjusted for level, hardware reinstalled, final walkthrough with you.

Common questions

Cabinet refinishing questions.

Typically a fraction of replacement. A full kitchen refinish usually lands between $1,800 and $4,000 depending on door count and finish, versus $15,000 to $40,000 or more for new cabinets. Exact pricing comes in your written proposal.
Benjamin Moore White Dove is the most requested white: warm and soft without going yellow. Hale Navy is the favorite for islands and lower cabinets in two-tone kitchens. We can match nearly any color you bring us.
Sometimes, and we are honest about it. Solid wood and MDF take a sprayed finish beautifully. Thermofoil that is peeling or some slick laminates will not hold paint long-term, and if that is what you have, we tell you at the estimate instead of selling you a job that fails.
Usually 3 to 5 days: disassembly and prep, primer, two finish coats, then cure and reinstall. The kitchen stays livable, and your boxes are masked and painted on site while doors are sprayed in a controlled setup.

Popular areas for cabinet refinishing: Millburn, Bernardsville, Florham Park, Glen Rock, New Providence, Westwood, or see all service areas.

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