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Hand painting kitchen units vs professional spray

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Summersdreaming · 17/10/2021 19:27

Has anyone done either option? Would you recommend? If you DIY was it a nightmare?

I'm in the process of buying a house with a very large, old, pine kitchen. I haven't had a good look at it but I'm hopeful it can be given a face-lift whilst we do the rest of the house.

I've seen quotes around £1k for a respray, has anyone had one done for that or does it sound too cheap?

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Vinniepolis · 17/10/2021 21:21

I was quoted between £1000 and £1400 to respray 8 doors/3 drawer tops… the more expensive price was for them to do everything - remove, spray, refit and do any insitu handpainting. I have no idea if that was a good price but too much for me!

corblimeygov · 17/10/2021 21:27

A good painter will be able to repaint kitchen cabinets in a couple of days, so should be under £500 including paint. That's what in-laws pay.

Partey · 17/10/2021 21:31

I painted doors and drawers myself. Paint was £28. I wrapped the worktops too- that was more difficult but cost £18 on total. I used tiles I already had to re do the splash back, did tiling myself so only paid for the grout and adhesive- maybe £20.

It’s made a huge difference and will definitely last me. If you have the time(I did mine during lockdown) it really isn’t that hard, just time consuming. Every door was removed, sanded and then painted with 2 coats, same with drawers. I had a kind of conveyor belt going on. Whole thing maybe took a week in between drying times and prep

WhatIsThisPlease · 17/10/2021 21:35

I had my kitchen professionally resprayed. It cost £1000 to do cupboard doors, plinths, end panels etc. I have a fridge freezer, 16 cupboard doors and 10 drawer fronts.

I had it sprayed a very similar colour and it was great. Meant I could get new handles etc.

However, a couple of years down the line and there are a few chips and dinks. It's not too much of a problem for me as it's pretty much the same colour underneath. But if I'd gone to a totally different colour I think it would look a bit rubbish by now.

If your kitchen is wood, I'd try and get it painted by a decorator. I think it would last longer.

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Summersdreaming · 17/10/2021 22:41

Thanks for the replies. I hadn't thought of a decorator for some reason, that's a good option. I'll have to have a good look at it to see the condition on our next viewing.. even if painting gets us another 2 years it will be worth it.

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Summersdreaming · 17/10/2021 22:43

@partey well done for tackling it yourself! I'm tempted, but also don't want it to look like a child did it, I'm not very creative.

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Pippyweather · 18/10/2021 09:10

Ive had both in 2 different houses. The hand painted in situ looked miles better than the spray painted ones and lasted longer.

There was something plasticky, factory made about the sprayed ones and the handpainted was posher somehow, the teeny tiny brush marks just gave it the edge of that "bespoke handpainted timber" feel i was after.

NotMyCat · 18/10/2021 13:53

I've been quoted £1200 plus VAT for a spray for 16 cupboards and 10 drawers with a 10 year warranty

Tabitha005 · 18/10/2021 15:13

I did the pine kitchen in our old house myself with chalk paint - and instantly hated it. It just looked shite and seemed to absorb every bit of grease and oil that accidentally got splashed on it.

I then paid someone to sand off the chalk paint and wax and re-paint it using a sprayer and it looked so much better.

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Summersdreaming · 18/10/2021 17:51

@Pippyweather thanks, did you do the hand painting or pay for it?

@NotMyCat that sounds similar to this one, do you mind sharing the company?

@tabitha005 that's my fear!

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TattiePants · 18/10/2021 18:08

I had mine repainted (sprayed) earlier this year and I’m really happy with it. I think it was about £1600 and lots of people thought I’d had a new kitchen. It took a day on-site removing the doors and spraying the carcasses then they took the doors away for a couple of days. WIP and a finished picture.

Hand painting kitchen units vs professional spray

NotMyCat · 18/10/2021 18:29

@Summersdreaming it's we spray UVPC

shoelaces1 · 18/10/2021 18:35

@Partey can i asked what you used on the worktops & how you found it?

cluecu · 18/10/2021 19:01

I'm on Manchester and got a range of quotes for 4 drawers and around 10 doors including plinths. Highest was 1400 plus vat and cheap was 500 all in. Went with the cheapest and they look amazing. It was upvc and they did it all on site, took about 6 hours.

NoraEphronsNeck · 18/10/2021 19:02

@TattiePants

That loins lovely and what I want doe my kitchen.

Thetrainisinthestation · 18/10/2021 19:04

We used Absolute Furniture Spraying in Hertfordshire and happy enough to recommend to others

They don’t do hand painting so can only spray what is removable (doors, plinths etc) so not much good if you have fixed painted pelmets

Partey · 18/10/2021 19:16

@shoelaces1 it was DC Fix vinyl. I ordered from the vinyl warehouse online. Ordered some samples first and went with a concrete effect to go with light grey units. It wasn’t easy and it’s not perfect but having said that I’ve since covered a kallax unit in vinyl and was much better!

If you do it on straight work tops and have sink/hob out it would be a doddle. It’s not the most hard wearing but I planned to redo mine anyway

Partey · 18/10/2021 19:18

Before and afters, although the kick boards and silicone was done after the after pic

Imposterish · 18/10/2021 19:18

@corblimeygov

A good painter will be able to repaint kitchen cabinets in a couple of days, so should be under £500 including paint. That's what in-laws pay.

We got in professional decoraters to repaint the whole set of units and drawers. Took 3 days, including sanding and priming. £350

shoelaces1 · 18/10/2021 19:19

@Partey it's looks fab & thank you! I'm going to attempt it.

Partey · 18/10/2021 19:21

I used V33 cabinet paint from B&Q, it’s been on since Feb and has held up perfectly. Hasn’t absorbed anything and apart from the odd scratch (due to my heavy hands) it looks great up close

Elieza · 18/10/2021 19:21

You can buy the wrapping stuff in b and q for about £6 a roll in the wallpaper and accessories section.

It would be hard on doors with mouldings but if your doors are flat why not invest £6 in one roll and see if it’s easy or not? There are loads of colours and even patterns. I’m sure videos on you tube too for inspiration and tips. Then you’d only have to paint the bits you can’t wrap appropriately.

Try doing one cabinet and it it’s shit you’d have been getting a professional anyway so it’s only cost you the price of the paint and wrap and the professional will just do what they’d have done anyway (you’d remove the wrap prior)?

You can buy a sprayer in lots of places. About £50-£60 out of Aldi I think for a basic model if you do want to try yourself.

Babymamma192 · 18/10/2021 19:25

I've painted mine and it's fairly easy to do I used farrow and ball paint.

If I were you I'd look on YouTube at people doing it and see if it's something you'd want to do....its a bit time consuming because it takes 4 hours to dry between coats and I'm doing mine as and when I get time but if you had say a week to concentrate on it I'm sure you'd be able to get it done.

Marelle · 18/10/2021 19:30

You won’t get a professional finish if you do it yourself. Although I suppose if you have low standards you might be happy with the result! It’s a right faff to take the whole kitchen apart and send it away for respraying. The best solution is a professional kitchen painter. Not a bog standard decorator - a kitchen specialist. You will have visible brush strokes but that adds to the look of authenticity.

NotMyCat · 18/10/2021 19:39

Mine is being resprayed on site which I think is the best of both words - done in one day and no sending it away

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