Painting kitchen cabinets is a fraction of the cost of replacement when the boxes and doors are sound — but it is exacting work: degreasing, sanding, priming, and spray-finishing doors and drawers off-site or in a controlled setup so the surface dries smooth. These local companies offer cabinet painting and refinishing across Lauderdale and Colbert Counties.
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Kitchen cabinets collect cooking grease that paint will not stick to, so proper degreasing and scuff-sanding come before any primer. The best results come from spray application — doors and drawer fronts sprayed flat in a controlled space — rather than brushing in place. Ask each bidder whether doors are removed and sprayed or painted hanging, and what primer and coating system they use.
Oak and other open-grain woods common in older Shoals kitchens need grain filling or heavy primer builds, or the grain telegraphs through the paint. That extra step is where cheap bids cut corners and where you will see the difference in two years. Ask specifically how they handle oak doors.
A typical kitchen runs several days to a week with the kitchen partially usable but messy — cabinet interiors, hinges, and hardware all add labor. Get the scope in writing: doors and drawer fronts only, or boxes too? New hardware and soft-close hinges? Who fills old hinge holes and screw holes? A clear scope prevents mid-project surprises.
Interior, exterior & cabinet painting across the Shoals — free estimates
Shoals Painting Pros is a painting contractor based on Cox Creek Parkway in Florence, offering interior and exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, deck staining, drywall touch-ups, and color consultation across Lauderdale and Colbert counties with free estimates.
Residential Painter in Florence, Alabama
Change of Color Professional Painting is a residential painter based in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, serving the Shoals area.
Drywall & Painting in Florence, Alabama
Florence Painting and Drywall LLC is a drywall & painting company based in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, serving the Shoals area. The company holds a 5.0 rating across 13 Google reviews.
Painting Contractor in Leighton, Alabama
Professional Paint Contracting is a painting contractor based in Leighton, Colbert County, Alabama, serving the Shoals area.
Painting Contractor in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Riedout Painting LLC is a painting contractor based in Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, Alabama, serving the Shoals area.
3 listings for this service: Shoals Painting Pros · Change of Color Professional Painting · Florence Painting and Drywall LLC — see the full Florence directory for every painting company in town.
1 listing for this service: Riedout Painting LLC — see the full Muscle Shoals directory for every painting company in town.
1 listing for this service: Professional Paint Contracting — see the full Leighton directory for every painting company in town.
Repainting typically costs a fraction of full cabinet replacement — often well under half — when your boxes and doors are solid. Price depends on door count, wood type, whether the boxes are painted too, and hardware changes. Use the calculator for a ballpark, then get two or three local bids to compare scope.
Most Shoals kitchens take three to seven working days: degreasing and prep, removal and spraying of doors, priming and painting frames, then cure time before rehanging. You can usually keep using the kitchen partway through, though without doors for part of it. Ask each bidder for a realistic schedule including cure time.
Sometimes, with the right bonding primer and careful prep — but peeling thermofoil usually has to come off first, and results on laminate are less durable than on wood. Be direct with bidders about what your cabinets are made of so they quote the prep honestly rather than discovering it mid-job.
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