Last year I painted my kitchen cabinets,they looked great,but sticky

Mar14036319
by Mar14036319
Have become sticky all over .Ive used all of the cleaners everyone suggested ,nothing works.What can I do?

  5 answers
  • Jackie Jackie on Aug 14, 2017

    If you paint when it is raining, or really wet out, I have found the paint gets like that. I would just do a light coat of the same color over it, on a dry day, if this is the case. I would do that anyhow.

  • B. Enne B. Enne on Aug 14, 2017

    You say they have become sticky, so they were not sticky right after you first painted them? Do you have an outside venting kitchen fan. What did you initially use to clean them after painting?

    What kind of paint did you use, acrylic, latex, alkyd? Did you use a protective coating, and did it have the same base as you paint ( water or oil)? I find that it is important to use acrylic paint not straight latex which is rubbery and can get sticky, and is not very scratch resistant... I also find that using oil-based cleaners on water based paint, tends to make them sticky too, especially if they were not fully cured.

    IF cleaning or trying a deglosser (2nd last resort) doesn't work, you will need to lightly sand, clean well. You could just go over it with the same paint, but you might have the same issue again, I would prime it with a good high-adhesion primer first like KILZ or Zinsser BIN or 123. You could get it tinted to your cabinet colour to avoid putting on too many coats.

  • Mar14036319 Mar14036319 on Aug 14, 2017

    Yes,I used latex,guess that's my problem,the cabinets are old with several coats of paint.Cant afford new doors,I'll try kilz and see wha

  • Hillela G. Hillela G. on Aug 15, 2017

    Can you sand them down a bit and then re-seal?