Carpentry and Woodworking - Kitchen Cabinets

Hi,
I am looking to refinish my kitchen cabinets, they are a natural wood colour with a poly finish. They have simple mouldings on them. I wanted to do two things: 1. Sand the mouldings off to get a clean simple flat cabinet door, and 2. Paint the cabinets white.

My questions are as follows:
1. Can I sand the mouldings off?
2. What grit would I have to use?
3. Will I have to prime them before I paint them?
4. What kind of paint should I use?

Any help would really help

Thanks

I have moved your post here for better answers. Your question is more in the line of woodworking. Good luck.

When sanding you usualy use the finest grit that will do the job. Often you will start with coarse and finish with fine.

When painting natural/stained cabinets, after sanding and cleaning you should first use a solvent based primer. This will both seal the wood and assure bonding of the paint to any of the previous finish still left.

The finish coat should be enamel. Oil base dries a lot harder [more durable] than latex. The new waterborne enamels dry as hard [and quicker] as the oil does.