Why we sand prior to refinishing....

We sand all refinishing work to remove the following
contaminants:

Cooking residues
Grease
Finger print oils
Crayon marks
Cleaning product residues, especially animal fat
triglycerides
Failed prior varnishes or conversion coatings

All of the above must be removed prior
to refinishing. It is done with both manual
sanding and abrasive mechanical machine
sanding ( We use a Viet S211 for flats and
detail sanders for contour sanding.)


We are quite alarmed when we hear stories of
Kitchen refinishers who don't prep sand and take
Short cuts like using that garbage Kilz or vinyl
toluenated primers. These products do not
meet HAPS or GreenGuard standards and are unsafe
to expose your client's family to. !!!

One day refinishing turnarounds are a bit of
a joke, because it means you got cheated out
of a proper sanding and preparation. If you
doubt this, take a strip of duct tape and apply
it to your cabinet door, press firmly and allow it
to stick for 30 seconds, then quickly remove the tape
by pulling it off quickly....its a standard adhesion
test and will quickly reveal poor surface prep.

We think that companies who try to blow n go
kitchens in a day are a joke and are big-time
cheaters. The only way they are doing this is
they are not sanding or taking doors off site
to be completed in a regulated shop environment.

Not only is Kilz unsafe to use, but it poses
an explosion hazard, especially if sprayed.


Our KCMA approved refinishing is 100% waterborne
and meets all qualifications for a GreenGuard/
HAPS free listing.
We wouldn't have it any other way.


Please ask and demand that any contractor
painting inside your home use Only Greenguard
, Hazardous Air Pollutant Free or Ecologo certified
products.