Cabinet Painting in San Antonio, TX
Painting your cabinets is the single biggest change you can make to a kitchen for the smallest fraction of a remodel. TexPro Contracting provides professional cabinet painting and refinishing across San Antonio, TX, spraying durable, factory-grade finishes on doors, drawers, boxes, vanities, and built-ins. If your cabinet boxes are solid and you like your layout, a fresh sprayed finish gives you the look of new cabinetry for a fraction of the cost of replacement.
The difference between a cabinet job that lasts and one that peels comes down to prep and product, and that is exactly where we focus. As licensed and insured San Antonio painters, we degrease, sand, prime, and spray with cabinet-grade coatings built to shrug off grease, cleaning, and daily contact. Call (210) 428-4258 for a free estimate and honest advice on whether painting is the right move for your kitchen.
Why Professional Cabinet Painting Is Worth It
Cabinets set the entire tone of a kitchen, and when they look tired the whole room does too. Replacing them is one of the most expensive line items in any renovation, but if the boxes are structurally sound, painting delivers almost the same visual transformation for a small fraction of the price and with far less disruption. For most San Antonio homeowners, a professionally sprayed finish is the highest-return update they can make short of a full remodel.
Done right, a painted kitchen is not a compromise. Sprayed with quality cabinet-grade waterborne enamels or urethanes, the finish is smooth, hard, and seamless, and it often outperforms the thin factory coating on many box-store cabinets. The key is that these products have to be applied by spray and cured properly to reach their full durability, which is why professional results look and hold up so differently from a DIY roller job.
The real make-or-break is preparation. Kitchen cabinets carry years of grease and cooking residue, and any finish applied over that will fail. We degrease every surface, sand to create adhesion, fill grain and dents, and prime with a bonding primer matched to your cabinet material before we spray. That discipline is the difference between a finish that still looks great a decade later and one that chips within a year.
Cabinet painting is not always the right call, and part of our job is telling you honestly when it is. If your boxes are failing or you want a new layout, a full kitchen remodel makes more sense; if they are solid, painting wins. Our guide on cabinet painting vs. replacement breaks down the math, and because we are a full-service painting contractor, we can refresh the rest of your home with interior painting in the same visit.
Why San Antonio Homeowners Choose TexPro for Cabinet Painting
A Sprayed, Factory-Grade Finish
We spray durable, cabinet-grade waterborne enamels and urethanes for a smooth, hard surface with no brush or roller marks. Applied and cured correctly, it stands up to grease, cleaning, and the constant contact kitchen doors take every day.
Prep Is Where Durability Is Won
Peeling cabinets almost always trace back to skipped prep. We degrease every surface, sand to create adhesion, fill dents and grain, and prime with a bonding primer before a drop of color goes on, which is exactly why our finishes last.
Low-Disruption, Contained Process
We remove and label your doors and drawers, set up a controlled spray area, and mask and contain dust and overspray so the rest of your home stays clean. Your kitchen stays usable through most of the project.
One Local Team, Honest Advice
As licensed and insured San Antonio painters, we will tell you when painting beats replacement, and when it does not, instead of upselling. If your boxes are failing or you want a new layout, we will say so.
Our Cabinet Painting & Refinishing Services
From a single kitchen to every cabinet and built-in in the house, TexPro Contracting handles cabinet painting and refinishing for homeowners across San Antonio, Boerne, New Braunfels, Cibolo, Helotes, and Schertz.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
We paint full kitchens in your chosen color and sheen, doors, drawer fronts, and boxes, with a sprayed finish that reads like new cabinetry. It is the single most dramatic update you can make to a kitchen without changing the layout.
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Bathroom Vanity & Built-In Painting
Vanities, bookcases, mantels, and built-ins get the same durable, sprayed finish so every cabinet and cased piece in the home can match your update. Great paired with a wider refresh.
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Prefer to keep the wood look? We refinish and re-stain solid-wood cabinets or re-clear-coat tired finishes, and we can also convert dated stained cabinets to a clean painted color.
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Hardware, Hinges & Soft-Close
A cabinet project is the perfect time to update hardware. We install new knobs and pulls, swap hinges, and add soft-close mechanisms while the doors are already off and being finished.
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We help you choose a durable, on-trend color and the right sheen for your kitchen's light and wear, from crisp whites and warm greiges to bold island contrasts that hold up to daily cleaning.
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Prep, Repair & Priming
The unglamorous work that makes the finish last: degreasing, sanding for adhesion, filling grain and dents, minor repairs, and a bonding primer matched to your cabinet material.
Get a Quote →Not sure whether your cabinets are better painted, refinished, or replaced? We will assess them honestly and recommend the option that gives you the best result for your budget.
How We Paint Your Cabinets, Step by Step
A durable cabinet finish is all about doing the boring steps right and in the right order. Here is the process we follow on every San Antonio cabinet project so the result looks factory-smooth and lasts for years.
Consultation & Free Estimate
We assess your cabinet material and condition, talk through color and sheen, and give you a clear written estimate. This is also where we tell you honestly whether painting or replacement is the smarter spend.
Remove & Label Doors, Drawers, and Hardware
Every door, drawer, and piece of hardware is numbered and set aside so it goes back exactly where it belongs. Removing them lets us spray each face evenly for a factory-smooth result.
Clean, Degrease, Sand & Repair
We degrease years of kitchen grime, sand every surface to create tooth for adhesion, fill dents and open grain, and mask off the surrounding kitchen. This stage is the foundation of a finish that lasts.
Prime & Spray the Finish Coats
We apply a bonding primer suited to your cabinet material, then spray multiple finish coats, allowing proper dry and cure time between them. Spraying is what delivers the smooth, hard, seamless surface.
Reinstall Doors, Drawers & Hardware
Once the finish has set, we rehang the doors and drawers, install new or existing hardware and soft-close mechanisms, and adjust every door so it sits and closes perfectly aligned.
Final Walkthrough & Cure Guidance
We inspect the finished kitchen with you, handle any touch-ups, and explain the short cure period before heavy daily use so your new finish hardens to its full durability.
Cabinet Painting FAQs
Most full-kitchen cabinet painting in San Antonio runs about $2,500 to $6,500, and many painters price by the door at roughly $60 to $80 each. Your number depends on the number of doors and drawers, the condition of the cabinets, whether you are painting or re-staining, and the finish you choose. These are estimates, and we provide a firm written quote after seeing your kitchen.
When cabinets are properly prepped and sprayed with quality cabinet-grade coatings, the finish commonly lasts 10 years or more, often 10 to 20. Longevity comes down to two things: thorough prep (degreasing, sanding, and priming) and durable products applied correctly. Cheap, prep-skipped jobs are the ones that chip and peel within a year or two.
If your cabinet boxes are structurally sound and you like your layout, painting is by far the most cost-effective way to transform a kitchen, typically a fraction of the cost of new cabinets or refacing. Replacement makes sense when the boxes are failing or you want to change the layout. Our guide on cabinet painting vs. replacement breaks down the math, and we will give you an honest recommendation for your kitchen.
Most San Antonio cabinet projects take about 3 to 7 days, depending on the size of the kitchen and the dry and cure times between coats. We keep your kitchen usable for as much of that window as possible and give you a clear schedule before we start.
We remove doors and drawers and spray them in a controlled area for the smoothest possible finish, then prime and spray the cabinet boxes on-site with careful masking and dust containment. Every piece is labeled so it reinstalls exactly where it came from.
We use durable, cabinet-grade waterborne enamels and urethanes engineered for adhesion and hardness, not standard wall paint. Sprayed and cured properly, these coatings resist grease, moisture, and daily contact and give you the smooth, factory-like finish that makes a painted kitchen look new.
Get a Free Cabinet Painting Estimate in San Antonio
Ready to give your kitchen a like-new look without the cost of new cabinets? TexPro Contracting provides professional cabinet painting and refinishing across San Antonio, Boerne, New Braunfels, Cibolo, Helotes, and Schertz. Call (210) 428-4258 today for a free estimate and straight advice on the best way to refresh your cabinets.