Paint Not Sticking To Particle Board Cabinets?

You need to sand it down and use primer then paint.

When I painted my laminate kitchen cabinets, I first sanded them, then applied a coat of LAMINATE PRIMER to the surfaces. The primer provides a base for the laminate paint to adhere to. After the primer had dried I applied a coat of laminate paint. When the 1st coat of paint had dried, the surfaces were given a very light sand and a 2nd coat of laminate paint was applied.
I think laminate primer is the main ingredient here. Hope any of this info. helps. Good luck with solving your problem :)

Did you use primer? Theres a great primer called kilz that you apply before you paint. Its worth a shot. Good luck.

S

May 21, 20080 found this helpful

Thanks so much! I did NOT prime...which is the problem. I paint things all the time and know better not to, but thought the massive amount of sanding I was doing would be enough.

Sounds like you have the solution to your problem with the other posts. I wanted to say that I absolutely love your floors. What product is on your floors? Great island too.

Thank you! The floors are actually Pergo laminate floors in a cherry. They hold up to EVERYTHING.

KS Granny
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March 10, 20090 found this helpful

There's more than one type of primer. For old wood that has mildew on it, there's blocking primer: nothing comes through it, not mildew, not bold colors, nothing. For painting over old oil based paint, there's bonding primer: it bonds tenaciously to anything - slick surfaces, gritty surfaces, anything.

Probably every paint line has primers - I got our bonding primer from Sherwin Williams - but the contractor who worked on our house generally uses Kilz mildew blocker for repairs and renovations.