Lacquer Paint For Cabinets. 4-6 hours Intermediate 100-120. Paint will not chip unless it is OLD oil paint.
Lacquer is what is used on new cabinets for a reason. Almost all cabinet professionals use one of these products applied by spraying with professional spray equipment. For those who are going to use a sprayer painting cabinets with lacquer is a more durable alternative to using water-based enamel.
Unlike other paints lacquer reactivates each coat underneath it to allow for a smooth level finish even if you apply multiple coats.
To ensure our content is always up-to-date with current information best practices and professional advice articles are routinely reviewed by industry experts with years of hands-on experience. For those who are going to use a sprayer painting cabinets with lacquer is a more durable alternative to using water-based enamel. Remember that not all paints are suitable for painting kitchen cabinets. By the way the lovely kitchen cabinets in our header image were painted for Inside Story Design in a lacquer tinted to.