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Originally Posted by Aragorn
. Some people say you need a top clear coat on the paint on cabinets. I never have used it and will defer to someone with more expertise to say if it is really needed or not.
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I sprayed mom's with Sherman Williams water-based a few years ago.
Within a week they had coffee, wine, and jelly splashed all over and were permanently stained again.
After half a year they hardened up and became surprisingly resistant.
Clearcoat is much shinier and will change the look though.
I used a 25gal compressor(barely enough) and a $90 HPLV gun from Lowes. I got the primer tinted which helps. Faces were raised and put on old doors on stands. Garage with plastic on the floor. Make sure there is room to move around.
Roughed with scotchbrite first and cleaned with thinned TSP. The paint was too thick at first even at 90psi and needed to be thinned 5-10%. I tried to always spray towards the open door and light because this revealed coverage best.
I had the gun too close at first(1 foot) and ended up with orange peel and sideways sags so I let it dry a day and sanded them off. Then I sprayed with a thinned misting style from above(2+ feet), watching for the droplettes to join and become a surface. It's very easy to create a super slick mirrored surface this way.