Hands sanding a cabinet door flat on a workbench before it is sprayed

Cabinet Refinishing

Vancouver
Cabinet Refinishing

If your cabinet boxes are solid and you just cannot stand the colour any more, refinishing gets you a new-looking kitchen without a renovation. It only works if the prep is done properly, and that is where our time goes.

Get a free estimate Call (604) 653-0126
  • 25+ five-star reviews
  • Written 5-year warranty
  • $2,000,000 liability insured
  • Locally owned, open 7 days

Why us

What went wrong
last time.

Beyond The Brush is a locally owned and operated company. Sunny owns it, has been in the local painting trade for over 20 years, and is on the job himself rather than behind a desk. Cabinets are the job people most often regret having done cheaply. Here is why.

“The quote for new cabinets was frightening.”

If your boxes are solid and it is the colour or finish you dislike, refinishing gets you a new-looking kitchen for a fraction of replacing them.

“My friend had hers painted and it chipped within a month.”

That is kitchen grease and skipped prep. We degrease every surface, sand it, and use a bonding primer made for cabinets rather than wall primer.

“I do not want to see brush marks on my doors.”

You will not. Doors and drawer fronts come off and get sprayed, which is the only way to a genuinely smooth finish.

“How long am I without a kitchen?”

You keep the boxes, the counters and the sink the whole time. Only the doors and drawer fronts leave for finishing.

Our standard

What we do
on every job.

Cabinets are the least forgiving surface in the house. They get touched, cleaned and knocked every day, so the preparation has to be right.

Cabinet Refinishing: our standard of work

Backed in writing

  1. Doors, drawer fronts and hardware come off and get labelled. Every piece goes back into the opening it came out of.
  2. Every surface is degreased. Kitchen grease is the single most common reason cabinet paint fails. It has to come off before anything else happens.
  3. Everything is sanded and scuffed. A factory finish is sealed. New coating will not bond to it until we open it up.
  4. Bonding primer made for cabinets. Not wall primer. The product is different for a reason.
  5. Sprayed, not brushed. Brush marks on a cabinet door never stop being visible. Spraying is what gives you the smooth, even finish.
  6. Proper cure time between coats. Rushing a cabinet finish is exactly how it chips a month later.
  7. Hardware refitted and doors adjusted. They sit level and close cleanly when we hand the kitchen back.
  8. Doors are rehung only once the finish has properly hardened. Rehanging onto soft paint is how a good spray job gets ruined in its last hour.

If we miss any of it, tell us and we come back. Every job carries a written 5-year warranty and we are insured to $2,000,000.

Process

How a cabinet
job runs.

  1. 01

    Walkthrough and estimate

    We look at the condition of the boxes and doors and tell you honestly whether refinishing is the right call.

  2. 02

    Remove doors and label

    Doors, drawer fronts and hardware come off and are labelled by opening.

  3. 03

    Degrease and sand back

    Every surface is cleaned of kitchen grease and then sanded to give the primer a key.

  4. 04

    Bonding primer coat

    A bonding primer made for cabinetry, not a general wall primer.

  5. 05

    Spray the finish coats

    Even coats with proper cure time between them.

  6. 06

    Refit doors and walk it

    Doors rehung and adjusted, hardware back on, then the walkthrough and warranty.

What customers say

Reviewed by
the neighbours.

“Amazing experience from start to finish. Sunny and his team were professional, punctual, and paid great attention to detail. The paint job turned out even better than I expected. Clean lines, smooth finish, and everything was left spotless.”
Tamanna Google review
“Thank you Sunny, great service and price. I will definitely recommend to my other friends. Such a professional service. Thank you for understanding our needs and delivering it exact.”
Harmanpreet Kaur Google review

Questions

What people ask
before booking.

Is refinishing actually cheaper than new cabinets?
Usually, if the boxes are solid and the layout works. You are paying for preparation and finish rather than for new cabinetry and a renovation.
Can I still use my kitchen while you work?
Mostly. The doors and drawer fronts leave to be sprayed, so you keep the boxes, the counters and the appliances. The kitchen stays usable for anything that does not need a door on it.
How long does a kitchen take?
Usually several days from removal to refit, because the finish needs real cure time between coats. We give you the dates with the estimate.
Will the finish chip?
Not if the prep is done properly. Degreasing, sanding and a bonding primer are what keep a cabinet finish attached, and that is where most of the labour on the job goes.
Can you go from dark cabinets to white?
Yes, and it is the most common request we get. It needs the right primer and enough coats, which we account for in the estimate.
Do you replace the hardware?
We refit your existing hardware, and we are happy to install new hardware if you have bought it.

Free estimates, 7 days a week

Tell us about
your project.

Send us the details and we will get back to you with a free estimate, usually the same or next day. Locally owned and operated, open 7 days.

Or call(604) 653-0126
  • 25+ five-star reviews
  • Written 5-year warranty
  • $2,000,000 liability insured