What is the best way to paint kitchen cabinets?

First off you will need to strip off all glossy paint with a stripper. I find that when stripping old paint that using steel wool works great and doesn’t damage the wood. Once wood is completely stripped of paint I would recommend a latex interior enamel paint with a satin finish of your color choice.

Clean the cabints. Undercoat and top coat new colour.........

If you want to strip them, you can buy stripper either paint it on or spray it. It will bubble up after you strip it. Wait until you see the bubbles, then scrap with putty knife, or clean them with Murphy's oil soap follow directions on the bottle. Wipe off any remaining residue. Next remove the hardware and the doors, a few at a time. Lay flat to paint, this avoids streaks and bubbles. Then you can pick your white paint, make sure it's high-gloss. If you decide to strip get a primer, before the paint. The hardware spray paint, lay on newspaper or get all new hardware. You can rent a sander if you strip the paint, just to buff it smooth. The sander can be rented by either Homedepot or Lowe's for a few bucks. If you decide on new hardware it can get a little pricey. We did our kitchen in high-gloss, about 4 years ago and it looks new. High-gloss you can wash with some dish soap and a rag. This seems like a lot of work, but if you want it to look professional, this is the way to go. Good Luck!

Check out the "Cabinet Transformation Kit" at Lowes or Home Depot.

I have used this on Cabinets, Desks, Furniture, Vanities, etc.

it is really easy and you will be amazed at what you can create and the professional look you'll get.

Yes, that is one of the reasons I love this product. Be sure to put 2 coats of the poly on.

I am notorious for dripping water down the front of the cabinets and after three years there still was no sign of my negligence to always wipe up after myself.

I had questions on my first project with this product and Rustoleum was quite helpful.

whatever you choose, have fun and enjoy your new look.

It's my pleasure...........

I'm concerned about the "gummy" description. Is it gummy all over the cabinets or just on the hand prints? If just hand prints then maybe a thorough careful cleaning is all they need. You don't mention that the paint is chipped, cracking, or peeling, so stripping seems pretty extreme. As you know, it is hard work. After cleaning, perhaps you can degloss with TSP and a light sanding, then repaint. Since it is white over white, you may not even need a primer coat. If the cabinets are gummy all over, have they been that way from the get-go? Then perhaps one of the undercoats was not completely dry when the next coat of paint went on, or (God forbid) you have a mix of oil and latex on them. In that case you may indeed have to strip and start over. There are special paints now for kitchen cabinets and many super You Tubes on how best to do it. Pervious advise here is also good.