Has anyone tried cleaning?

Yes. She came out and cleaned very carefully and she did some touching up of some other minor little things. Shiny spots still remain. They are probably only noticeable to me and mostly in afternoon sun. Thank you for asking. I should have mentioned that.

Are the spots confined to the same area of the doors -- near the pulls?

I think they kind of are. But the spots were there prior to the pulls being placed… they just put the hardware on this past Friday and for some of them they just drilled holes with a template as a number of my pulls are on back order. I just spoke to a friend whose husband does a lot of remodeling and they said something must have went wrong in the process of the finishing. They told me to determine all the ones with the shiny spots and have them re sprayed.

Are these cabinets new or were they previously in your home? Since the shiny spots seem to be generally in the same place I'm wondering if the pulls were previously installed where the shiny spots are and a filler was used to fill in the holes.

They are brand new. I observed the shiny spots long before our new pulls were installed and had mentioned it to rh cabinet people. They came to to try and clean and assess the day my hardware was installed.

Well an update of sorts… I am starting to think after talking to a friend who is in the business of remodeling thqt the cabinet crew maybe handled the doors before the paint was fully cured. My friend and I went up and started putting blue tape next to the various shiny spots on our perimeter cabinets… the island is stained alder and fine. But my sister upon seeing the photos made the observation that the spots are on the edges of the doors not the inset flat panels. We asked to talk to the cabinet owner to see what if anything can be done.

My friend who remodels kitchens and baths also suggested talking to the distributor of the paint to see if they know if there is anything that could be applied to even out the finish.

ugh I am sorry this happened - how frustrating

Call the tech support line for the finish manufacturer or have your cabinetmaker call them. They have seen most everything and most of them are extremely helpful. Pre-cat lacquers can have extended time to full cure; the one I use specifies 150 hours under good drying conditions to reach full strength-- it's dry to the touch and sands to a powder after just an hour.

Dollars to donuts it relates to handling the doors, but I wouldn't want to guess just how.