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Cloudy cabinet lacquer

I am a general contractor specializing in institutional construction. About a year ago, I built a custom home for a friend and used my regular painter. He had custom alder cabinets installed and my painter agreed to stain them, but used the wrong cutting agent in his stain and the cabinets came out very blotchy. As a result, the first painter became frightened of the final results and refused to work on them anymore. A second painter agreed to finish the job and used a bleaching agent to even the stain and then applied a lacquer finish. Since the job was completed, the bottoms of the cabinet frames and doors have developed a "foggy/cloudy" appearance and my friend may not be my friend much longer unless I find a solution. I NEED HELP! Any suggestions?

James L . Clark
Old World Construction - Hanford, California, USA
2006

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Mr.Clark, I don't think your going to find a quick fix. The lacquer looks cloudy because it has "pooled" due to gravity at the bottom of the doors and cabinets and needs to be removed and done right. You can't put another layer over it because it will just make the appearance worse. You're probably going to end up either redoing, replacing or painting everything and giving the friend a discount. Everyone likes a discount, but whatever you decide to do it has to make the customer happy even if it cost you time and money, forget whether or not you lose him as a friend, bad word of mouth is a business killer.
I hope you didn't let the first painter off to easily, he needs to pick up some of the tab on this job since he ruined it initially.

Sheldon Taylor
supply chain electronics
Wake Forest, North Carolina
2006