Cabinet paint is no different from any other type of paint. All paint will chip if you hit it.
Why does paint chip?
Fact: Paint chips less when old stain and varnish have been sanded down to clean wood.
The better you sand kitchen cabinets, the better any paint will bond. The better the bond the less chance paint will chip or scratch off. See acrylic vs lacquer
Preventing paint from chipping is less about the paint, although the product you choose is still very important, however, even the poorest paint will stick if a surface has been prepped properly.
Before painting kitchen cabinets we always sand everything extremely well so the finish will stick like glue!
Do the scratch test
If cabinet paint scratches, chips or peels off easily, it's because they weren't sanded properly in the first place.
Avoiding costly mistakes
Note: Once cabinets have been poorly painted it will cost more money to fix them than it’s likely worth.
Summary
PAINTING Guys use Benjamin Moore Acrylic paint on all kitchen cabinets for a variety of reasons.
Benjamin Moore paint is extremely durable and one of the lowest VOC paint on the market. We care about the air we all breath.
We choose this brand and product also because our cabinet finishes look amazing, better than oil or lacquer which both of those yellow and become impossible to touch up without noticing.
We have been painting cabinets with acrylic paint for over 20 years now and have hundreds of extremely happy customers who love our product.
We realize not everyone gets the same results as us which we explain during a consultation and also throughout our website.
Touch up
Should the unfortunate happen where you chip your cabinets, a little dab of paint on a Q-Tip may be all you need to patch a chip. It’s that easy!