Painting cabinets

primer and then use enamel for the paint.

Chicken is correct. Use primer then enamel paint. NEVER use latex paint on cabinets. I ignorantly did that when I bought my fixer upper and I regret it to this day. It gets gummy and collects dirt like nothing else. I plan on having the entire kitchen renovated in the next couple years so for now they'll have to stay that way.

But man oh man what a terrible mistake and mess.

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primer and then use enamel for the paint.

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Before you prime, get a good degreaser and clean the cabinets thoroughly.

Remove the doors and hardware.
Clean everything thoroughly with TSP.
Lightly sand all wood surfaces with 220 grit.
Clean up the dust / wipe everything down with a tack cloth.
Use a deglosser on non-wood veneers.
Prime.
Paint.
Reassemble.

I'd spray the doors outside and use a small foam roller and brush on the boxes. Sand with 320 grit between coats if you think it needs it.

We did this in our kitchen a little over a year ago.

We used this milk paint with a general finishes clear poly on top.

The milk paint goes on really, really well. Used a sprayer on the door's and drawer fronts. Brushed the cabinets.

Prep was a good cleaning with an industrial cleaner and light sanding if necessary to level anything out.

Did you have to put some type of protector on top of that milk paint?

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primer and then use enamel for the paint.

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Does this require extensive cleaning or sanding prior?

I used the rustoleum cabinet transformations and it was amazing. Turned out perfect.

If you can, get some fine grit sandpaper and sand and then sand some more. Then primer then paint. Better if you can spray them so you don’t have brush strokes showing but if not long strokes.

Looks good man nice remodel. For the subway tile did you cut any of them down to level or did you just install on level with the countertops?