Originally Posted by
Cooljjay
Don't do it, you'll regret it.
Ebony/black lacquer finish are some of the hardest finishes to reproduce. Unless your a professional, don't attempt it. You can look around for a professional, but I wouldn't dare do it. Its not like repainting a car hood, and the cabinets I am sure are particle board. As was said you would have to thoroughly clean the surface, fill all imperfections, sand with multiple grades of paper...then lacquer...sand...lacquer sand...repeat and repeat...if you get a run or fish eye...you'll be hitting your head.
Just don't do it...if the finish bothers you to much....just sell them.
Their are things you can do to improve the finish. Clean all the gunk/pledge off the cabinets and buff with turtle wax or high quality wood wax. You can go to home depot and get ebony finish touch up pins and filler..or you can mix black spray paint with bondo...tape around the area to be filled first...
Again I would highly recommend not doing it yourself.