painting vintage metal kitchen cabinets

Over 70% New & Buy It Now. This Is The New eBay. Find Vintage Metal Kitchen Cabinets Now! You can paint your metal cabinets, but you would first want to clean them with an industrial cleaner to remove any kitchen grease and particulates. Then sand with 220- or 400-grit sandpaper followed by the application of a metal primer. Then you can finish with a coat of acrylic latex paint. The key is in the prep work. This ugly little metal drawer cabinet has been in my garage for a couple years now collecting dust. I bought it at the Pasadena