Cabinets that have been painted before can get a finish that bonds instead of chipping at the edges. Lemont kitchens, baths and built-ins are all part of our route.
We cover Lemont, and a cabinet refinishing job starts with taking every door and drawer front off and labeling it. The hinges and screws are bagged by cabinet so they go back where they belong. We clean and degrease every surface, scuff-sand it, fill the dings and then apply a bonding primer. A sprayed coat of cabinet-grade enamel goes over that, and the boxes are painted in place with the kitchen masked off.
We come into Lemont off I-355 and down Route 171 or Lemont Road, and the village sits in Cook County on the bluffs above the Des Plaines River and the I&M Canal. If your cabinets were painted once already, we find out what is on them before we prime. Latex over old oil-based paint peels in sheets, so a rub test tells us which one we are working with, and the primer choice follows from that. Where earlier coats are chipped or built up thick in the corners, we sand them back so the new finish does not inherit the old problems.
We check whether earlier paint is oil or latex, since that decides the primer.
Chipped, thick or peeling layers come down to a sound surface before anything new goes on.
Each door and drawer front is labeled to its opening, and its hardware goes in a matching bag.
Every face gets degreased and scuff-sanded so the primer locks on.
The primer is chosen to hold onto whatever finish is already there.
Cabinet-grade enamel is sprayed on for a level, hard finish, then the doors cure before they are rehung.
We visit for a free estimate, open the cabinets and check the existing finish. The written estimate spells out the prep, the primer and every piece we will paint. If stripping or repair beyond the plan turns out to be needed, you get a written price and decide before we do it. We tell you how many days the kitchen will be partly out of use, book around the days we said and finish with a walkthrough of every door.
Call or text (815) 585-1750. We check the current finish, then give you the scope and the schedule in writing.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com