Kitchen Cabinet Spraying & Paint Spraying Services

A new kitchen without buying a new kitchen

Replacing a kitchen is one of the most disruptive, expensive jobs a homeowner can take on. Spraying the existing cabinet doors, drawer fronts, and frames is, in a lot of cases, the same visual transformation for a fraction of the cost and none of the ripped-out-units disruption — the carcasses, worktop and layout stay exactly as they are; only the finish changes.

It’s the single most-asked-about job Daking gets, and it’s worth explaining properly rather than treating it as a line item alongside everything else on the services list.

Why spraying beats a brush on kitchen units

A brush or roller leaves texture — you can see and feel the strokes, especially on a flat cabinet door under kitchen lighting. A sprayed finish lays the paint on as a fine, even mist that dries flat and smooth, closer to the factory finish the doors originally had than anything applied by hand. On large flat surfaces like cabinet doors, that difference is the whole reason to spray rather than brush in the first place.

What’s involved

• Strip it down. Doors, drawer fronts and any removable panels taken off, and all handles, hinges and hardware removed — spraying happens off the cabinet carcass, not around it.
• Degrease and key the surface. Kitchen units accumulate a layer of cooking grease that stops new paint bonding, invisible or not — every surface is properly degreased, then sanded to key it before primer goes anywhere near it.
• Prime. A proper bonding primer suited to the existing material (most kitchen doors are MDF, vinyl-wrapped, or laminate, and each takes primer differently) so the topcoat actually adheres rather than chipping off in six months.
• Spray in a controlled space. Doors sprayed flat, off-site or in a sealed, ventilated area — not in situ in a working kitchen — with multiple thin, even coats rather than one heavy one that runs or sags.
• Cure properly, then reassemble. Sprayed finishes need real curing time before hardware goes back on and doors are re-hung — rushing this step is the single most common cause of a sprayed finish chipping early.

Not just kitchens

The same process applies anywhere a smooth, factory-quality finish matters more than speed: staircase spindles and banisters, radiators, internal doors, fitted wardrobes, and exterior surfaces like fencing and cladding where brush marks would show across a large flat run.

Which paint gets sprayed?

A durable, water-based or 2-pack cabinet paint designed to be sprayed is the standard choice for kitchen units — it’s built for the adhesion and flexibility that a hand-brushed wall paint isn’t. If you’ve got a specific colour in mind from a premium brand like Farrow & Ball or Little Greene, most of those can be thinned and sprayed too, though we’ll always confirm that with you before starting rather than assume — some finishes spray better than others, and we’d rather flag that upfront than promise a result a particular paint can’t actually deliver.

What to expect on the day

Spraying has a reputation for being messy — overspray drifting onto surfaces it shouldn’t. Done properly, it isn’t: doors come off and are sprayed away from the rest of the kitchen wherever possible, and anything sprayed in place is fully masked and sheeted first. You should come home to a kitchen that still functions, not one buried under dust sheets for a week.

What kitchen cabinet spraying typically costs

Price is driven mainly by how many doors and drawer fronts there are, not the size of the kitchen on the floor plan — a galley kitchen with 20 doors costs more to spray than an open-plan kitchen with 12. As a general guide for London and Kent in 2026:

• Small galley or one-wall kitchen (10–15 doors/drawers): £1,200–£1,900
• Medium kitchen (15–25 doors/drawers): £1,900–£2,900
• Large or open-plan kitchen (25–35+ doors/drawers): £2,900–£4,200+

These assume a standard sprayed finish on the existing doors, drawer fronts and end panels — not replacing the cabinet boxes or worktops. Complex door styles (shaker frames, ornate mouldings) or a colour change that needs more coats for full coverage push toward the top of each range. See our full kitchen cabinet respray cost guide for the complete breakdown, including a straight comparison against replacing the units altogether.

For other spraying work — staircase spindles and banisters, internal doors, radiators, fitted wardrobes — pricing is quoted per item or per run once we’ve seen the surface, since the same “count what’s actually being sprayed” logic applies.

What’s included in a typical quote: doors and hardware removed, degreasing and keying the surface, a bonding primer suited to the material, multiple thin spray coats, proper cure time, and reassembly.

What can cost extra: doors with chips, swollen edges or delaminating veneer that need repair before they’re spray-ready, a big colour change needing extra coats for even coverage, and new handles or hardware fitted at the same time as the respray.

Why Daking

Kitchen cabinet spraying is a specialist skill, not an extension of brush-and-roller painting — the surface prep, primer choice, and spray technique are all different disciplines, and getting any one of them wrong is what causes the chipping and peeling that gives budget respray jobs a bad name. Every spraying job is quoted in writing with the surface and material accounted for, and covered by Daking’s workmanship guarantee once it’s finished. If you’d like to see examples of finished work, ask when you enquire — real photos are available on request.