For our kitchen cabinets, I used primer + at least 3 coats (4 coats for some doors) with a sprayer, sanding and tacking after each coat, on both sides of the door. The doors look gorgeous, but...

Waited 2 months (!) after painting to let them cure, but the paint is still softer than pine wood. Fingernails dent this paint. Does the paint get any harder?

Everything was done inside, room temperature... I'm so disappointed, this was more than $1000 of paint and many many hours of work.

EDIT: example fingernail dent pic https://lensdump.com/i/ReM9fH

I painted 5 shelves (approx 16”x30”) for my small pantry using the Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel, and the can just says to give it 2 hours to dry to the touch, 4 hours to recoat, but doesn’t talk about how long to let it dry/cure before usage. When I googled it, google says it will take 30 days to fully cure- does that mean I need to wait 30 days before I can put everything back in my pantry? 😩 I might die if I have to wait that long, buttttt I guess I’ll do what I have to- but if I don’t have to wait 30 days, I’d love to know that? Help!