Automotive paint is for cars. (period) It is very brittle and will chip
if used on wood. I refinish pinball playfields and some guys perfer
automotive clear because it dries real quick and has a deep finish,
however, it will get spider web stress cracks and chip, if not properly
done and mixed. I use water based poly with superior results, but it
takes days for this stuff to dry before I can sand it, but this stuff
is durable. With all the types of paint on the market I am sure you can
find a paint that will suit your needs. I am not a "paint guru" but
polys and epoxies are super strong, durable and work well on wood. If
you have metal cabinets you can find a real professional painter/metal
refinisher to do a spray on electro static paint job that will look
better than factory. I have seen them refinish lab cabinets that look
like a factory finish and they do them in place, with zip over spray.




J. Clarke wrote:
Joseph Meehan wrote:

baking2000 wrote:
Has anyone heard of anything like this? Can you take kitchen cabinets
to an auto paint shop and have them paint your cabinets? This is a
serious question!

The materials they work with would not be the best for doing kitchen
cabinets. The equipment may not be the best either. In any case I
suggest that you find a shop that does cabinets.

For some reason I'm thinking that polyurethane clearcoat would be a superb
finish for kitchen cabinets--using an automotive shop addresses the big
objection to using a 2K polyurethane, which is the specialized equipment
required to do it without wasting a huge amount of expensive coating.


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