Cabinet Painting

Mellados Painters is a painting company in Austin. We paint kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Cabinet painting is not wall painting. The surface is slick, it gets touched all day, and a bad job peels at the edges. Here is what makes cabinets different and how to know they can be painted.

Cabinets have to be degreased before anything else

Kitchen cabinets carry a thin layer of cooking grease you cannot see. Paint will not stick to it. That is why cabinet work starts with cleaning and degreasing, then sanding the slick factory finish so the new coat can grip. Skip that and the paint peels off the door edges within months. This step matters more on cabinets than on any wall.

Solid wood and MDF paint well, laminate is the risk

What your cabinets are made of decides if painting works. Solid wood and MDF doors take paint well once they are prepped. Laminate and thermofoil are slick plastic surfaces, and paint struggles to bond without special primer. Peeling laminate or swollen particleboard near the sink is a sign the doors are too far gone to paint. Check the condition before you commit.

Cabinet paint needs days to fully harden

A cabinet finish looks dry in hours but stays soft for days. Closing a drawer or stacking plates too soon leaves marks that do not buff out. The paint keeps hardening for a week or more, so gentle use early protects the finish. Rushing this is the top reason a fresh cabinet job looks chipped fast. If you are repainting the whole kitchen, pair this with our interior painting. We refinish cabinets across Austin and the wider area.

We are responsible, we do quality work, and we put you first, down to the last cabinet door.