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the cabinets were not properly prepared prior to the first painting. The paint can be "stripped" off using a commercial paint stripper or your best bet is to sand the paint and cabinets down as this will need to be accomplished anyway for any furute paint to adhere properly

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Q: Your kitchen cabinets were originally varnished and they were painted over and now it is peeling and coming off What is the best thing to do Paint over or take the paint off?
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