I posted an issue I found with 6Square cabinets. I tested the "painted white" 6square cabinet sample against a cheaper RTA style cabinet sample (both white although 6square is not a bright white more of a linen). The 6Square painted white would not allow a cleaning of stain of spaghetti sauce i tried and let dry and then tried to clean with water and progressively more cleaners. Stain would not come off of 6square even though it easily came off cheaper RTA - a faint orange stain remained on 6square painted white. 6 Square uses a strange very flatish/satin low sheen looking paint and it might be an issue if you are worried about possible stains. Test for yourself on some samples.
Cliqstudios was very helpful and responsive. Designer was super helpful but didn't add too many creative ideas to the design - but you can only do so much over the phone. I would not hesitate to order from Cliq studios other than we cannot get the 6square white because of the staining potential.
Note the difference in color of the two white cabinet samples, 6 square on right. You can also see the stains that would not come off no matter how i tried. I tested juices, spaghetti sauce, olive oil and a few others trying to simulate if a kid had dripped something on a cabinet and you didn't notice it for a few hours (it happens).
At least the RTA i looked at had a few other advantages - thicker frame and a thicker center panel - the 6square center panel is 1/4" MDF and the RTA I found was 3/8's MDF (much thicker and more sturdy).
The RTA door had a much more semi gloss or gloss style paint coating and the 6square had a satin/eggshell/flat type coating which probably contributed to its inability to be easily wiped off and retaining stains. Note; only the spaghetti sauce stained the 6square.
This post was edited by goodguy2k2k on Sun, Apr 14, 13 at 20:53
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