Can you use floor paint on wood furniture?

You can use any kind of paint you choose. Still needs a topcoat to protect the finish. Try using a foam brush and at least three coats of a water based polyurethane.

Perhaps change to this:

First, you don't have to take your doors off to paint them on cabinets or furniture, but I would take the drawers out. Just use an artist's brush around the inner hinges of the doors.

So, start with cleaning them really well. I recommend TSP (use gloves); rinse well. Let dry.

Then electric sand them in the direction of the grain only. Clean that off.

Wipe it down with white rubbing alcohol.

Buy quality, soft, brushes that are made for acrylic paints.

I recommend PPG/Porter Paints Advantage 900 paint, in semi-gloss sheen. It is very, very durable and will stick to stain. (soap and water clean-up)

Paint thin coats on, and let each coat dry overnight.

Sand very lightly between each coat by hand with a soft, fine, sanding sponge.

In the end, once the color has built up sufficiently, you will not need to put a sealing poly coat on. This paint is slightly shiny, and very strong.

Paint takes 30 days to fully cure. *Don't set anything on your cabinet for about a week and a half - two weeks. Make sure when you clean in the future, that you don't spray them with spray cleaners. Just gently clean with soap and water, and dry them off.

**IF your weather is wet for very long, then you will need even longer before you use it. Good Luck!

Polyurethane flows and is self leveling. If the paint or stain surface isn't smooth that will reflect in the clear coat. Primer is also generally self leveling so usually the paint should be smooth. That is the reason I use three coats of poly and lightly sand with a purple Scotch Bright pad in between coats.

I have never sanded the paint. I sand what I'm painting to remove any gloss. Then I prime. I like KILZ. Then I paint my finish. Three coats of poly lightly sanding in between coats.

Understood and thanks!

Ok. But I've been doing furniture and cabinetry professionally, for 25 years. Track record.