How To Care for Painted Cabinets in San Diego

If you’re read­ing this, there’s a good chance you’re in one of two positions.

First, you may have just paint­ed your kitchen cab­i­nets and want to be SURE you know how to care for them. It makes sense! Cab­i­net paint­ing done right is an invest­ment, and you’re smart to take the steps need­ed to keep them look­ing their best.

Or, you may be inter­est­ed in cab­i­net paint­ing and try­ing to gauge how much main­te­nance is involved. As a  pro­fes­sion­al cab­i­net painter in San Diego, we’re all too famil­iar with the fears about whether or not paint­ed cab­i­nets real­ly last, how prac­ti­cal they are, etc. 

We’ll dig into cab­i­net care tips below„ but here’s a real quick take­away: the longevi­ty and dura­bil­i­ty of your cab­i­net fin­ish is direct­ly linked to the qual­i­ty of the paint job. If cor­ners are cut for the sake of a low­er price point, you will like­ly need to repaint your cab­i­nets in the next few years (maybe soon­er). You absolute­ly have to find a painter who knows the process, uses the right prod­ucts, and invests time in metic­u­lous preparation. 

After you invest in that beau­ti­ful paint job, you only need to think about rou­tine clean­ing and main­te­nance. Here’s what you should know:

1. Use Soft Cloths: When wip­ing down your cab­i­nets, use a soft cloth or microfiber tow­el to avoid scratches.

2. Avoid Harsh Clean­ing Agents: Harsh chem­i­cals can dam­age the fin­ish on paint­ed cab­i­nets. Use a mild clean­ing solu­tion, such as a mix­ture of water and dish soap, to clean your cabinets.

3. Keep Cab­i­nets Dry: Water can dam­age the fin­ish on paint­ed cab­i­nets, so be sure to wipe up any left­over mois­ture as soon as possible.

4. Clean Rou­tine­ly: Catch­ing spills, splat­ters, and residue ear­ly pre­vents the need for more aggres­sive clean­ing lat­er on. Keep­ing on top of it makes all the difference.