I know nothing of cabinet-making so this may be totally stupid, but why can't he mask off the parts that you want to paint so the part you don't want lacquered won't be lacquered and you can just paint the parts you want to paint without extra fuss and worry?

Sincerely,

funcolors
(who is never afraid to look stupid and in fact has gotten good at it. :) )

funcolors,

Yeah! Simple. Easy. No fuss.

We just go into the cabinet maker'ss shop, mask the panels with tape and impervious paper (maybe sheet plastic, etc) to ensure it won't be blown off by the spray gun. And VOILA----bare wood to prime and paint.

You ain't so dumb after all. :) On the other hand, it sounds too easy to be true. I will check with the cabinet maker.

Peter

"We just go into the cabinet maker'ss shop, mask the panels"

funcolor's fundamental mode operation: I don't go into any shop unless I have to and as I rule I don't paint anything unless someone is bleeding or dying. My focus is to just come up with the ideas, then tell other people what they need to execute and supervise to completion. How it gets done, isn't my favorite thing to worry about. Making sure they get paid for doing what I tell them to do without any sassy backtalk is my way of saying "thanks". :~D It works! Who knew. lol!

All kidding and joking aside, I will be curious how you solve your dilemma and your cabinet design idea sounds very cool.

that was funny, fun :)

My cabinet maker is fine with this solution. He will set us up in a corner of his shop and we will mask until the cows come home to roost.

As Easy as One.

Peter

So, in that case: paint the panels before assembly, then mask them off while he sprays the varnishes, and voila! doors are done, done.
Casey

I assumed if he could spray lacquer of varnish he could as easily spray paint.
Casey

Couple thoughts:

You're masking them off yourself. What happens if something goes wrong. Are you getting all this on paper with sigs, or just talking it thru. I was kinda kidding, but kinda not about being in someone else's shop; I have a habit of thinking about the what if's.

Can he help you, give you guidance about what to do after he sprays 'em. Like how long to wait and then how to subsequently mask off the lacquer so you can do the paint. Can he direct you to the primer and paint that you should use on the raw wood to complement the lacquer.

Are we sure this is worth it? If he's not going to do the masking for you, maybe it would be easier, less work for you, to just let him spray the whole thing and you nail down the right process and products for painting after the fact.