She needs to resand where the imperfections are and then repaint. Also, after using wood filler, letting it dry thoroughly, and sanding it completely smooth, she should use primer over the sanded areas to seal the wood filler so it doesn’t react to the finished paint. Use a VERY light coat of primer and paint it quickly. Then apply a new coat of the top color.

Sorry, but that’s the only way to fix it.

That's what I thought. I don't like the kind of wood filler that she used-it tends to shrink. I prefer plastic wood or Bondo.

There is a relatively inexpensive razor tool for removing paint from glass that might -- emphasis on might -- help "shave" off the paint where the imperfections are located rather than sanding over a larger area with an electric sander. With a smaller area to sand again, doing so by hand may be more practical.

Suezbell, are you talking about a 5 in 1 tool? I was thinking the same thing.

Oh yes-a razor blade scraper. I'll mention it to her tomorrow. Thank you!

it will be near impossible to match the "stucco" texture though- if these were holes for handles why not just put in updated new handles?

Unfortunately the only option is to fill the low ones, then sand the entire door front smooth. Then prime and paint. 80% of paint is prep and is what is most often rushed.

I would sand the whole thing and start from scratch anyway! The orange-peal finish on these doors probably caused by a roller could have been a lot smoother! I’m not sure what type paint was used but something self leveling such as BM advance applied with a quality brush would have given a much smoother finish.

Hallett-I hear you. I think this was a bigger project than she anticipated. Her next door neighbor, a man who is widowed, asked her to help with his kitchen and a few other projects so he could put the house up for sale. Apparently, some of the cabinets were a taupe color and some were red. She has done other painting projects in the past on pieces of furniture she rehabbed but I don't think she had any idea how difficult painting cabinets would be. She said they looked smooth before she painted them. I didn't want to insult her by telling her that how to do it. I'll pass along all of your insights to her and hopefully she can get them looking a bit better. Thank you all!

I wouldn’t try using a razor tool on that. Start with sanding first. With a courser grit paper. If your sister has an electric palm sander start with 80 grit on the high spots then work up to 120 then to 220. Be very careful not to put too much pressure on it though. You don’t want to create a dip in the door front. You can do it with a sanding block too but it will take some elbow grease.

I would do a full sand on all the doors, and then start all over with the paint job. The ripple effect, on those doors, is not a selling feature for a house. Also, maybe just redrill the holes back out and when all done, put on some new knobs, or handles, or whatever it had before. She needed to use cabinet paint, and if wanting to use a roller, then, there are special little white foam rollers for cabinets. Even then, its best to use a wider brush and brush down one way all the way across the door. That way, there is no stipple, and with proper cabinet paint, the brush marks will flow out and disappear.

I won't suggest the razor tool lynartist. I'll give her the heads up on the multi grit sand paper, the good brush and different paint. Hopefully she'll listen without being insulted.

She did not sand enough and the only solution is to sand those spots down poperly and repaint the whole door or drawer front not just a touh up , What kind of paint did she use the whole thing looks textured.

You may suggest that she try Ace cabinet paint( Alcatex). She will only need a quart as it goes a long way. This is my go to paint for cabinets but she will need to sand all of that texture down. I would reprime and sand again too! This paint is thin but levels off beautifully and dries very hard but you must let it dry overnight between coats!!! Use a very good quality brush.

Sorry but I'd start looking into the price to reface the doors. Those doors are now a horrible mess. Nothing is as easy as HGTV makes it seem. More people should really consider selling their homes for a bit less instead of slapping paint around.

Bichonbabe, refacing the doors is not in the budget. She used a foam roller meant for cabinets. The cabinets are from the 70's and have been painted over several times. The best thing would have been strip them completely and start from scratch but that didn't happen. She's going to re-fill, re-sand and give it another go. I will suggest the Alcatex to her though lynartist. It's a small kitchen and there aren't many cabinets so 1 quart may be enough.