Real spray booth, not your driveway.
We don't spray your $20,000 in cabinet doors in your garage. They come to our climate-controlled booth, where dust and humidity don't ruin the finish before it cures.
The honest version
Cabinet Refinishing — done right the first time.
Most Charleston kitchens don't need a $40,000 cabinet replacement. They need a cabinet refinish. Same boxes, same layout, same drawers — new finish that looks better than the day they were installed.
We refinish cabinets the way the factories do it: doors and drawer fronts come off and go to our spray booth, where they get degreased, sanded flat, and sprayed with three coats of conversion varnish or pre-cat lacquer. The boxes stay in your kitchen and get the same treatment hand-rolled and brushed in place. Nothing builder-grade, nothing brushed-on-the-cheap. The finish you walk back to on day three looks closer to a custom millwork shop than a paint job.
A typical Charleston kitchen — say a Mount Pleasant home with 28 doors and 12 drawers — runs three working days from degrease to reinstall. You can still use the kitchen on day one (we work around you), the doors come back on day three, and the only smell is the painter's coffee.
What's included
Every job ships with these basics.
- Full degrease + 220-grit sand on every surface
- Doors and drawers removed, sprayed off-site
- Three coats of conversion varnish or pre-cat lacquer
- Boxes hand-rolled and brushed in place
- Hardware reinstalled or new hardware coordinated
- Drawer slides and hinges adjusted on reinstall
- Site swept clean daily, kitchen usable day one
- Lifetime workmanship warranty in writing
Why Reginaldo
What makes us different.
Three days, kitchen usable.
Day one we degrease and prep with the kitchen still operational. Day two the boxes get painted in place. Day three doors come back. You're never out of a kitchen.
Color match, even without a sample.
We carry a spectrophotometer and pair it with Sherwin-Williams' premium lacquer line. If you've got a designer color in mind or a hardware finish you want the cabinets to echo, we'll match it.
How we workFive steps,
Five steps,
zero surprises.
- 01
Free walk-through
Reginaldo counts every door, drawer, and panel, photographs the existing finish, and notes any damage. Hardware decisions discussed: reuse, replace, upgrade.
- 02
Color & finish pick
We bring real sprayed sample boards. Satin vs. semi-gloss vs. matte. White, off-white, greige, navy, charcoal — all done before the doors come off.
- 03
Day 1 — Degrease & strip
Doors and drawer fronts numbered, removed, and trucked to the spray booth. Boxes degreased and sanded in place. Kitchen still usable for breakfast.
- 04
Day 2 — Boxes painted
Boxes hand-rolled and brushed with three coats of finish. Doors get coat one and two in the spray booth. We text you photos at every milestone.
- 05
Day 3 — Reinstall
Doors and drawer fronts come back. Hinges adjusted, drawer slides squared up, hardware reinstalled. Final walk-through with you, lifetime warranty in writing.
Common questions
Things homeowners ask.
Will the new finish chip or peel?
Not if we do the prep right. Cabinet failure is almost always a prep failure — degrease missed, sanding skipped, primer wrong. We use three coats of conversion varnish or pre-cat lacquer over a properly degreased and sanded surface, which is what the factories do. Lifetime workmanship warranty covers it either way.
Can I use my kitchen during the job?
Yes, mostly. Day one and day two the boxes are wet for a few hours at a time, but the kitchen is still usable for breakfast, coffee, and quick meals. Day three the doors come back, and by dinner the same evening you're back to a fully functional kitchen.
Do I have to pick a paint color before you start?
No. We bring real sprayed sample boards to the walk-through, and you can take them home to live with the colors in your light. We don't order the lacquer until you sign off in writing. Color changes after that are possible but they add a day.
What about my cabinet hardware?
Three choices. Reuse what's there (we clean it and reinstall). Upgrade to new hardware (we coordinate the order and install it). Or remove hardware entirely if you're going to a handle-free design. All three add zero days to the schedule when planned at the walk-through.