I used degreaser on my painted wood cabinets and now I have orange stains all over them and I can't figure out how to remove them. Please help!
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I think your photo is upside-down 90 degrees, and these horizontally positioned yellow stains are actually dried streaks from a dissolved fat.
It seems to me that you did not immediately wipe off the degreaser and it just dripped down and dried.
Maybe the degreaser has damaged the paint and you will not be able to remove these stains, but it is quite possible that the dissolved fat simply remained in the form of streaks and can be re-dissolved with the same degreaser and removed without waiting for drying. So if you can't remove these streaks in any way, and you already think that only re-painting will help you, then try again spray the same degreaser, dissolve these streaks from fat and wipe them off.
I rotated the photo. Missed it when publishing.
The paint may be old and the degreaser penetrated the wood so you may not be able to remove it or cover it up.
You may have to strip and repaint the cabinets.
It is difficult to tell exactly what can be done by just seeing a picture but try taking your picture to an Ace or True Value hardware store and ask for their help. These stores are smaller and offer personalized service so they should be able to suggest a solution.
Be sure to tell them what brand/type of degreaser you used.
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