Kat try a wet Magic Eraser. Rub lightly. This should do the trick.

I am not sure that this would be the best thing for the finish on the cabinetry but...softscrub. I splattered marionberry juice on our cabinetry and almost cried as it was not coming off upon immediately wipping it up. It stained immediately! I suppose I should contact our cabinet maker in regards to the finish, however, the softscrub took the stain right off. I used just a little bit on a rag and gently rubbed in a circular motion. It's hard to tell if softscrub has affected the finish. I can't say that it has. Perhaps the magic eraser would be better for cabinetry but I have noticed even this handy sponge can take off paint. Good luck! I hope one of these two suggestions helps.

Oh no, I really feel for you... I know this is going to happen to me soon and I will be just as upset. I scratched my granite already and I'm trying to tell myself that is not life and death, but it is so upsetting when all the new things get scratched, dinged and stained.

I would suggest that you test out whatever you choose to try on the inside of one of the cabinet doors, maybe under the sink? Best of luck and keep us posted on how it works out.

I remember your kitchen and it is FABULOUS. I hope you are enjoying it.

Good luck!

Tina

Thanks everyone!

Judydel, that was my first inclination so I'll have DH get one at the store tonight.

Megpie77, I will see if I have some softscrub and try it in an inconspicuous spot first. I have Barkeepers friend but thought that might be too harsh and it even says not to use on lacquered surfaces.

Tina, thanks for the compliment and we are loving our new kitchen. The funny thing is that we used to entertain a ton, but then parents became ill, kids became teenagers, and then we moved and started our whole house remodel so we really haven't had any big get togethers in forever. I was lamenting to Traci29 in an email that I thought I had become a neat freak or totally nuts, because I was so afraid that something was going to happen to my kitchen. In the end it is just "stuff" and this too shall pass! I wouldn't trade the fun we had last night for the pink smudges that I will get out somehow!

We contacted our cabinet guy who said to use nail polish remover, but ever so gently. He recommended putting a tiny bit on a paper towel and then quickly dabbing it on the spots. He's such a wonderful guy and said that if that didn't work, he would stop by and pick up the door and re-paint it...after 8 months!!! My only concern with that is matching the paint color...that would almost be worse i think!

Thanks again for the advice and I'll keep you posted!

Kat :)

P.S. The new kitchen was a huge hit at the party and made entertaining a snap!

Hope I'm not too late to the party but I have Plain & Fancy painted cabs and the KD said NEVER, ever use magic eraser on them. Sorry I can't recommend another solution, but it sounds like you have a great cabinet guy who will help you out if all else fails.

Thanks Seaglass7 for that info. As it turns out my cabinet guy is a genius, but I already knew that! I was fresh out of nail polish remover as I rarely wear nail polish, but our 22 year old daughter was home for Christmas and needed some and so she bought a new bottle and promptly left it here by accident! I put some on a cotton ball and barely let it sit on the cabinet and voila it took it out without damaging the finish at all! I wouldn't recommend this trick to everyone, but since our cabinetmaker said to try it I felt comfortable doing it. I would have NEVER thought to try that, and my first instinct was to go for the magic eraser...glad I called our cabinet guy first!

Thanks again for the warning, and for all of the great advice!

Kat :)

I'm glad you were able to remove the stain, lesmis.

As a follow-up on magic erasers, I spilled dark brown hair dye on a maple Kraftmaid stained drawer front (toffee). I didn't notice it until hours later. My husband did a google search which recommended the magic eraser. He tried it and it removed the stain like a dream!

Kat I'm so glad that you were able to get the stain out. It's nice to know your cabinet guy is so supportive even AFTER he's done with the job and collected his fee. What a gem.

I've used magic eraser ever so lightly on our white cabinets with no deleterious effect. I tried it at the recommendation of someone I know that also has white cabinets. I think the trick is to use it wet (naturally) and rub very very lightly. Unless my cabinet company recommends using nail polish remover, I would be afraid. Your cabinet guy knows what paint and top coat he used. So he knew that the nail polish remover wouldn't damage the finish. I wonder, though, if it's okay on all cabinets.

Judy I agree completely! I would NOT recommend this unless someone who built and painted your cabinets told you to try it! I had visions of the finish melting before my eyes! But like you said our cabinet guy knew what he was talking about since he painted and finished the cabinetry.

Corgimum, what type of Corgi do you own? We are a herding dog family as well! Thanks to both you and Judy for the info on Magic Erasers, I guess it just goes to show that each cabinet manufacturer or custom builder knows their own coatings and which products will damage which finishes. I guess it's good to be able to call up and talk directly to the guy who made ours!

Our cabinet guy and his entire staff are true gems, from beginning to end! He is a perfectionist and wants his clients to be happy, but he wants his work to be outstanding above all else! His attention to detail and kindness have paid off many times over by now. He insisted that I wanted a "real" cabinet to house all our dishes instead of the drywalled pantry I had in mind, and he was so right!

We had a huge party for our neighbors and all the contractors who worked on our house yesterday and unfortunately he wasn't able to attend, but the designer he has working for him and her husband came so they got to hear all the compliments about our new kitchen. I was the kind of customer who already knew what I wanted and already had a plan, but both she and the actual cabinetmaker were key to me getting even more than I had hoped for, both monetarily and aesthetically! So I feel very fortunate to have found them!

Here is a picture of the kitchen as we were getting ready for the party, and another one I took tonight (with dirty dishes and everything) just to have one last pic of our first Christmas in the new kitchen.

Thanks again everyone for the advice! This forum is the BEST!

Picture from tonight

Picture getting ready for the party

Kat :)

Corgimum, what type of Corgi do you own?

We have a 5 year old sable male pembroke named Rudy. What kind of dog(s) do you have lesmis?

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Aww, too cute Corgimum. We have a 10 year old Border Collie and a 1 1/2 yr old English Shepherd...both are non-stop action dogs...run, run, run, and run some more!

Quinn and Kylee

Kat :)

Your dogs' coloring is so similar! Super cute, too! Did you pick that floor so that their shedding fur would blend in? I'm looking to do that as Rudy sheds 24/7/365.