A sea of questions begins to muddle your thoughts. But there are a few certainties. Your customers are looking for a smooth, professional finish that will stand up for years and years. Before you grab the Excedrin and assume the worst, read on. Cabinet work isn't as tough as it can seem.
Kitchen cabinets do have several special needs, to be sure.
The coating needs to offer protection and durability, facilitate cleaning, resist moisture, and stand up to daily dinging from plates and utensils. Yet there's no particular mystery to quality cabinet finishing. At a minimum, surfaces must be clean, dry, and in sound condition. With the many advances in coatings and application technology, kitchens are no longer a long-term project full of hassles. Before you even physically start work on a cabinet project, there's room for error, said Robert Rhea of Integrity Coatings in Dallas, which manufactures coatings for cabinet surfaces.