The Benefits Of Professional Prefinishing For
Elements Of Your Milwaukee Home

And Why Folks From Across Waukesha
County Bring Us Prefinishing Projects


Prefinishing is the process of painting or staining products before theyโ€™re finished and installed.

For example, you might have us prefinish wooden doors you love before installing them in your Milwaukee-area home. Other elements we commonly prefinish for folks include (kitchen) cabinets, furniture, and trim.

Basically, anything you want to display noticeable and undeniable beauty.

Aside from the aesthetic, there are many other reasons to prefinish.

Dive into some with us below.

Who are we?

In short, weโ€™re Colorwheel, serving the Waukesha County and greater Milwaukee Metro area for decades: interior wall & ceiling painting, wallpaper removal and installation, furniture restoration, prefinishing and finishing work, cabinet services, and more. We can help.

1. Beautiful, Long-Lasting Results

At Colorwheel, weโ€™re well-experienced and a bit geeky, so we use the highest-grade materials and equipment possible. When we prefinish your cabinets, doors, walls, trim, etc., you can TRUST the results over the long term.

Otherwise, you risk inexperienced contractors using low-quality products without knowingโ€ฆ until the paint fails long before it should, and youโ€™re forced to repaint. DIY projects are also challenging, even if you have the right materials and equipment (which are expensive).

We deliver that smooth, superior finish that lasts for years or even decades โ€“ one of the core benefits of working with a professional interior painter in Waukesha County.

2. A Controlled Environment

Humidity, temperature, and airflow are essential to the quality of your finish. After installation, itโ€™s nearly impossible for the painter to control the environment in your home, which leads to unpredictable results, a good chance of blemishes, and a less-than-desirable finish.

Prefinishing ensures we can control the temperature, airflow, and other weather elements. As a result, you avoid imperfections and get your wooden doors, cabinets, furniture, etc., in incredible condition with beautiful paint that captures attention.

How do we manage this? Well, our large 10,000sf professional workshop in Brookfield.

A view of the inside of the Colorwheel finishing and prefinishing workshop in Brookfield, showing many machines, tools, drying racks, products, booths, specialized ovens, and more.

We have specialized drying ovens, spray booths, expensive machinery, and technological tools to control the environment and ensure a flawless finish.

3. Customized Results That Meet YOUR
Prefinishing Expectations

At Colorwheel Painting, we ensure you get the results you want. Period. No guesswork.

When you dive into our approach to this work, you notice it involves lots of communication before a single brush touches paint. An in-home meeting typically follows a phone discussion (including emails). Then, a conversation or two around our proposal, which allows us to determine your precise goals and needs to formulate a prefinishing strategy to achieve picture-perfect results.

Furthermore, we walk you through numerous color and prefinished molding options and help you choose the best for your project.

4. Early Identification Of Manufacturing Defects

Our prefinishing process allows us to closely examine your doors, cabinets, trim, etc. And, of course, we alert you immediately if we notice any defects that shouldnโ€™t be there.

Itโ€™s easier to replace imperfect cabinet doors, etc., before installation. After installation, detecting issues such as cracks, chips, and dents becomes trickier, and youโ€™re less likely to be given warranty coverage.

In other words, prefinishing offers a reliable checkpoint.

5. Lower Labor Expenses

Itโ€™s much harder to paint after installation, and the results are often a lower quality. In many cases, your cabinets, doors, etc., must be removed, sent to the painting workshop for finishing, and then returned and reinstalled.

Prefinishing allows you to reduce your project timeline AND the labor necessary to complete your project. How do reduced labor expenses and more money in your pocket sound?

6. Avoid Painters Crowding Your Home

Prefinishing allows you to avoid painters and crew crowding your home during the finishing process. Remember, we do the prefinishing work in our workshop before installation.

Also, how would you feel if painters got paint on your carpet, furniture, and other areas that paint shouldnโ€™t be? Or even overspray dust? Well, this is quite common when you paint after installation rather than before.

Prefinishing ensures paint never enters your home. Meaning no risk of paint in the wrong places that are nearly impossible to remove and no painters crowding your living areas.


Letโ€™s Talk About Your Prefinishing Project

From creating beautiful kitchen cabinets to ensuring your doors and trim are out of this world, Colorwheel Painting is here to help with ALL your home prefinishing needs. Weโ€™re happy to answer questions, address concerns, and schedule a friendly in-home visit. Simply call [tel] or use our websiteโ€™s Contact Us form to get in touch with our team. We look forward to hearing from you. Talk soon!