Paint Peeling Off Kitchen Cabinets. The professional painters who painted an entire kitchen for us at the end of the summer Chris and Lexi Dowding of Michigan-based SwatchOut have one last tip. The kitchen ceiling and around kitchen windows.
If theres paint on the back of the cabinet door that sticks to the paint on the cabinet exterior eventually the paint will weaken and peel off completely. After sanding and wiping everything with a tack cloth I spray primed the cabinet parts with my favorite Kilz Primer HERE. Take care to apply contact cement near the edges of the repair area.
Use felt feet on the cabinet doors and drawers instead of rubber ones.
Take care to apply contact cement near the edges of the repair area. It peels right off. Remove any loose or peeling plastic coating. If theres paint on the back of the cabinet door that sticks to the paint on the cabinet exterior eventually the paint will weaken and peel off completely.