Spray It Like New

If you're getting ready to list your home, the kitchen does more heavy lifting than any other room. Buyers decide how they feel about a house within seconds of seeing the kitchen photos — and the cabinets fill most of those photos. A full kitchen replacement before selling rarely pays for itself. But refinishing the cabinets you already have, in a colour buyers love, is one of t...

Your kitchen is about to become the most-seen room in your house Think about where everyone gathers at the holidays. Not the living room — the kitchen. Guests drift in while you're cooking, kids camp at the island, someone always ends up leaning against the counter with a drink. And right now, your cabinets are the first thing all of those people will notice. A full kitchen reno...

The straight answer: full service begins at $3,000 + tax At Spray It Like New, professional full-service cabinet painting begins at $3,000 + tax. That includes all labour and materials. For homeowners who want to do the in-home portion themselves, our DIY option starts at $1,400 + tax and includes the materials and tools needed for the customer’s use. Materials average about $40...

How Long Do Painted Kitchen Cabinets Last? If you ask a cabinet refinisher how long painted cabinets last and they answer with a confident number — "fifteen years, guaranteed!" — be sceptical. Nobody can honestly promise that, because durability is not a property of a paint can. It is the result of an entire system: how the surface was prepared, what was put on it, how it was cu...

1K vs. 2K Cabinet Paint: Why Our Finish Is Infrared-Cured A durable cabinet finish is not defined by the biggest number on a label. The products, preparation, application, curing process and final wear layer all matter. The foundation is Zinsser BIN shellac-based primer, which etches into previous oil-based lacquer finishes for a stronger bond. At Spray It Like New, we use Gemin...