When painting kitchen cabinets, what do you need to do to make sure the paint doesn't start chipping off?

Answer 1

Clean the cabinets well. You can use any type of paint unless your cabinets are plastic. Then seal with three to four coats of clear non shine varnish (brush in clean even strokes). I had knotty pine cabinets and painted them with a green water wash so the wood characteristics would stay but the bland color would go then sealed it with the varnish. It has been almost a year and no chips or scrapes.

Answer 2

Clean the cabinets well, use alcohol to remove any oils on the surface. Use a primer to prepare the cabinets for the finish coat. Since it is in the kitchen, I would try and use an oil based paint which will resist water much better than latex. Good luck

Answer 3

What are your current kichen cabinets made of? If wood sealed with polyurethane, you need to make sure there is NO poly before you paint.

Other than that, I would suggest sanding with a power sander w/ fine paper to slighltly rough the surface. Then clean to make sure all grease removed, using a strong cleaner such as Greased Lightning. Then, wash again w/ a bleach solution to kill any mold / mildew. Then, prime with Kilz (the only primer to use). Finally, paint with whatever paint you want, but make sure it is moisture resistant (steam). I would also suggest the higher the gloss, the easier to clean in the future.

Answer 4

use a good primer ,Kilz will work if the cabinets have no coating of polyurethene or varnish on them, if they do ,get yourself a primer called X-I-M and put a coat right over the poly, no need to sand the cabs first , then paint your top coar over the priner after you let it dry for a day...I reccomend Benjamin Moore Satin Imperve oil based enamel ...use two coats ....the x-i-m is about 50 bucks a gallon but it will save you the sanding /washing with tsp steps...it is a high adhesion primer and your cabs will not chip...painting contractor.

Answer 5

First wash well with heavy duty cleaner like TSP. Then do a light sanding and wipe clean with a tack cloth.
Use a stain sealer primer like KILZ or BIN. Try rolling paint on where possible with a small roller, fewer brush marks. Then paint with two coats of your color paint, I like eggshell finish latex because it is easy to clean but not glossy.

Answer 6

Here is a really good site that tells you how to do it. (It tells you why paint fails, too.) http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_kitchen_bath_counters/article/0,,HGTV_3745_1373970,00.html


Here is another site that is a bit more "in depth". (In the list of tools, it says a hand drill. Don't panic if you don't have one, you can do it without one. You can use a screw driver.)
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_kitchen_bath_cabinets/article/0,,HGTV_3744_1385378,00.html