Top Coat For Latex Painted Cabinets

To give painted furniture maximum protection top coat paint with 3 coats of clear coat.
Top coat for latex painted cabinets. Polyurethane is a clear varnish that dries to a hard solid finish. This sounds excessive but our top three clear coats all have very fast dry times which will cut down on the time to finish your project. This will give your piece maximum hardness and durability. Do not apply water based polyurethane over the top of gloss latex and acrylic enamel.
Your best bet would be painting them with an oil based paint as the top finish paint as well. For almost all dark matte paints i like to use a poly or wax as well. Water based polyurethane is well suited for low sheen flat eggshell or satin latex paint. On the other hand a few fresh coats of paint can go a long way toward transforming your existing cabinets for a fraction of that price.
For example my entertainment center does not have a top coat but the paint itself is an acrylic emulsion paint. Polycrylic might help but probably not for long. How to use polyurethane over latex paint. For high traffic pieces any table top kitchen cabinets kids furniture i definitely recommend a top coat to provide the best protection to your painted furniture.
If you painted your cabinets with any of these paints apply a water based poly over the top to prolong the life of the finish.