How to prep my kitchen cabinets to stain them?
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Clean well with TSP, remove doors and hardware (label with tape so you know what goes where ), sand them down and wipe them down to remove the dust . You should be ready to restain . Don't forget to apply polyurethane as a sealant afterwards .
I agree with all but the polyurethane. If you use a paint especially formulated for kitchen cabinets like Sherwin Williams has no need for any thing else on top of the paint
Do I use a palm sander to sand with ?
I would definitely do it carefully, by hand.