Maple cabinets are common in Saskatoon kitchens, and they yellow over time. Refinishing them is a fraction of the cost of replacing, but only if the prep is right. A coating that chips in month one is a prep failure, not a paint failure. Here is the process.
Degrease before anything else
Kitchen cabinets build up a layer of grease and oil that primer will not stick to. We degrease every surface, front and back, before we do anything else. Skipping the degrease is the most common reason a cabinet coating fails early.
Degloss and prime for adhesion
The existing finish gets deglossed so the primer has something to bond to. We use an adhesion primer made for cabinets, because maple is a hard, dense wood and a standard primer will not hold. The primer is what keeps the new coating bonded through years of use.
Spray for a factory finish
We spray the doors and frames for a smooth, brush-mark-free finish. Brushing leaves texture that reads as a DIY job. Spraying is what makes a refinish look like new cabinets.
Cure time before heavy use
A spray finish needs cure time before the doors go back and get loaded. We build that into the schedule so the coating does not chip or stick in the first weeks. Rushing the cure is how you get a finish that marks up the first time you use it.
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