I am thinking about staining my kitchen cabinets a nice wood color. They currently have a couple layers of paint. I know this process is time consuming. I dont mind spending money on the equipment that will make my life easier. Can I use some type of sand blaster to easily remove the paint, then sand it down to get a smooth and even finish?

I have kitchen cabinets that I love. However, the doors are straight out of the 1980s and I hate them. I'd like to update them myself with a little paint and molding but I'm not sure how to go about it since they aren't flush all the way around. They are beige cabinets with wood that covers the top and bottom of each cabinet door and acts as the "pull" to open the door. They stick up about 1/8". How would you go about updating them?

We used zinsser 123 primer after cleaning & sanding. After 2 coats of primer we started sanding for paint (after 6 days), the primer wouldn't sand smooth & balled up. We took a couple of doors to the local SW store (where our neighbor works) & were told by him and 2 painters that were there that we should have used oil base primer that what we used wasn't sticking well so we needed to remove what was on there now. Is there an easy way to do this? We already have a zillion man hours put in on these cabinets I can't imagine starting over!

We can't get them professionally re done at this time but we are having a family reunion this summer and they look so 70's and SO bad! Some paint and new knobs would help but a neighbor painted hers and it didn't look so good.
NICE! I meant nice not l=nice!!!

I'm in a manufactured home with that awful phony wood look cabinets. I don't want to take the time to sand & prime & paint, but really would like them white.
I was thinking about using some thin slats for a fence effect since I want to do a retro type theme.
Anyone have some great ideas?? Thanks

I'm thinking about painting my wooden kitchen cabinets but I heard that I should use a "gripper" primer, which I can't seem to find anywhere. Can I use any primer or should I keep searching? Also, What kind of paint would be the most durable for the kitchen since I wipe them down often? Thanks!

I don't know the difference between the paints i am seeing--sandwash, metallic, plaster.....what type should i be looking for the paint cabinets?