Stripping Paint From Kitchen Cabinets. I applied a thicker coat of the paint stripper with a cheap paint brush and let it sit for 30 minutes. The last step when stripping paint off furniture or kitchen cabinets is to wash down the surface to get off any remaining stripper.
Once you get it smooth and deglossed you are ready for painting. If you are heading towards staining Wash Rinse Repeat this process until they are smooth and void of paint in every inch. Apply a 4-inch strip of masking tape around the perimeter of the cabinets.
Strip existing paintvarnish with Citristrip and a scraper this post Sand cabinets with an electric hand sander next post Prime cabinets with a primer.
The whole cabinet painting process is going to go like this. Brush the stripper on the cabinet. How To Strip And Paint Kitchen Cabinets You kitchen cabinets take every little thing from dirty palms to cooking grease to messy spills. That said I agree with Jean.