It would help to know what you've tried. For any mark that doesn't wipe off with dish soap I use hydrogen peroxide, dish soap (just a drop), and baking soda to make a paste that will stick to it. That usually takes care of it. Let it sit long enough for the soap to break up the grease.

Sorry looks like your photo did not post.

I would try a Magic Eraser. I haven't had that exact situation but I have used them on white cabinets for other marks with success.

curious too

lacquer thinner??!!! inside the home, on cabinets near a heat source? for food stains?? holy hannah.

All the cleaning products on the market and nothing takes off the stain? 409, bleach, dawn dish soap, a little scrubby pad w/bar keepers friend, etc?? you tried all of those?

what kind of paint was used on those cabs? any top coat?

sandra,,,someone else may read this, see that it's ok, and use lacquer thinner to wipe down all of their cabinets (yes, some people are really that stupid) and then turn on the stove to start cooking. get the point?

there is no need to use lacquer thinner as a cleaning agent. just my opinion.

My previous painted cabinets (painted by me with ordinary kitchen & bath enamel) always tolerated a little bleach to remove stains.

Tomatoes have a PH about 4. White Vinegar has a PH about 3. This should remove the stain. It sounds like however that this stain is now 'set'. Time to use some tsp to clean the wall, water on a rag to clean the tsp off, let thoroughly dry, lightly sand with very fine grit sandpaper. Paint matching white. Since it sounds like this will happen again: Cover area with clear plexiglass /acrylic plastic or contact paper you can wipe off.

put the tiniest dab of nail polish remover on a wet magic erase sponge and it should come off with a few strokes. 2 wet rags standing by, one with dish soap and the other plain water to quickly clean off the nail polish so it wouldn’t do damage.

Trisodium phosphate made by Savogran, Krud Kutter makes a TSP substitute called prepaint cleaner that works the same.

I have ordinary satin paint on cabinets I despised? Every darnn thing comes OFF. Tomatoes, a red wine drip, everything !

What are these cabinets??? !!!

Try eye makeup remover..

Try toothpaste with a whitener.

Magic Eraser and lots of elbow grease or some soft scrub, letting it stay over the stain for a while.

A similar problem

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/stain-on-white-lacquer-cabinet-door-dsvw-vd~4245796

read down to end, this is what worked for their cabinets

"put the tiniest dab of nail polish remover on a wet magic erase sponge and it should come off with a few strokes. 2 wet rags standing by, one with dish soap and the other plain water to quickly clean off the nail polish so it wouldn’t do damage."

Possible. Sense mentioned they're custom. I would ask the maker of them & what they suggest. Maybe they have a good solution. Wishing you success :)

Yes, call the cabinet maker and pay him to come out and remove this stain. And ask him what to do in the future.

Artistsharonva and Anglophilia - thanks for all your help. The cabinet maker suggested lacquer thinner for a tough stain. It didn’t work. They will come out to do touch ups and repaint if necessary. Supposedly they do it free of charge as part of the warranty for the first year, and then an hourly fee after that. I was just hoping someone had a remedy that would work since the lacquer thinner didn’t. I won’t have them out to come out and fix this. As I mentioned above, it’s on the inner part of the door that can’t be seen. But I will have them come out in the future for any stains that are visible. Thanks again.

Have you tried a cleaner called Fantastik? It is a spray and comes with or without bleach? I use it on Formica, painted walls, appliances..etc. That may work.

" It didn’t hurt the wood finish or sheen or your cabinets at all?"

Nope! It is certainly less potentially harmful than many chemicals. If you are very concerned leave the hydrogen peroxide out.

I think you've tried about everything except the old standby. Chlorine bleach.

Comet.

A pro paint shop ( your custom shop ) usually uses conversion varnish. It IS paint. It is sprayed, and two coats over a primer are the usual. If the inside of the trash pullout is staining, perhaps it had minimal coverage.

What did your guy use? Because a stain on the face should that happen? I will tell you it should NOT happen. So what did YOUR custom shop use?

That's good that your cabinet maker offers that. I would take him up on that within the warranty period. If he does come to fix, watch what he does, so you'll know what to do in the future ;). If he does a cool trick, please share. It would be cool to know how a Pro remedy this & may help others in the same predicament.

btw, Thanks for the thanks :)

Don't try any of the suggested abrasives (Comet, Magic Eraser etc). Those may remove the stain but will also damage the finish, even if so finely that it isn't readily noticeable. I would try the SprayNWash, or a dab of bleach.

Another product that I have used successfully and without damage to painted woodwork or wallpaper is Palmolive Eco dishwasher detergent. This has removed waxy grimy buildup from the dog's coat, smoke stain from the fireplace surround (fire lit with damper closed!) and a couple of decades worth of hand grime from a stair bannister. It might be worth a try.

raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio - Thanks for your reply. I wasn't going to try anything abrasive. I know it can hurt the finish. I only tried a little vinegar, dawn dish soap and goo gone. Thanks for your suggestion. Ironically, right before I went to bed last night I noticed some macaroni and cheese stuck to one cabinet! My kids made it the night before and obviously didn't clean up so well. It's organic Mac n Cheese but the orange cheese must have been greasy and left a small stain. I used a dab of lacquer thinner as my cabinet maker suggested and it worked! I guess the key is a stain can't sit for a few days. Thankfully my cabinet maker offers touch up services (along with respraying if a door is particularly bad). It's a white kitchen and I know it will get wear and tear. Part of life....

As an interior designer, I work with lots of wooden surfaces, painted, oiled, polished and not and I had passed a restoration training course from Heinrich & Co (Germany), These are my conclusions based on practice:

Yes tomatoes make "bad" stains , especially on soaking up surfaces; without top coat a paint is soaking up substance.

Before starting to erase a stain You have to take into conclusion that if no top coat defence, then You will apply chemical removers/erasers directy to the paint. Any stain eraser would thin the paint layer. It can change color.

Secondly, applying lots of different erasers, will cause a chemical reaction even between micro amounts and stain will not go out beacuse of multiple times.

Thats why my opinion is that You have to ask Youe manufacturer to give You a professional restoration advise- first, and second, if there is a chance, to make a top defence- top coat on all Your furniture.Wish You good luck in that. Regards.

Did you have the cabinets painted? If so that may not be a sauce stain it may be bleeding through from a previous stain if not treated correctly in the first place the stain will always yellow. From the pic its it's hard o tell if its yellow or red. If it is sauce and it was painted then just touch it up. Looks like its it's in the drawer just get some

I stained my brand new white bathroom cabinet a week after it was put in, with red hair color! Did not notice it for at least a week. It looked like Lynda’s Pic, only red. I tried everything to clean it, no luck.

went and bought myself a white paint pen and gave it thin coats over a few days. It worked! Unless you knew there was a repair, you would never know it had happened! Just make sure to not let the paint drip.

Just an fyi I have a small stain and luckily tested the inside of a cabinet door with acetone as suggested and the paint literally melted as anticipated. Yeah, don't do that.

helbrod,,,acetone on paint? you know they use acetone to remove fingernail polish, right? also a type of lacquer paint? lol

what kind of stain do you have?