Several coats of white Valspar latex satin sprayed onto craft-room cabinets (new)- a week later there remains a bit of tackiness, i.e., where a closed door tends to “grab and hold” before swinging open. Any idea what the underlying cause is? Stain-block was used as a prime coat over poplar wood and a few pieces of hardwood. Likewise, any marks from “dirty hands” is difficult to remove because of the underlying surface’s slight tackiness. (Location is Florida, shop was open to outdoor sunshine and air flow, cabinets now inside an air-conditioned home)
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Latex paint is not a good choice for anything but walls and ceilings. It has a characteristic called "blocking" which is the tendency for things put on it to stick. It never goes away. That's what is happening with your doors, I bet. A waterborne acrylic would have been the better choice.
You can try to overcoat it with a clear acrylic or coat just the areas where things come in contact. Or, strip it and do it over.
Howie is right. The problem is the latex paint, it's just not made for use on anything that will have something set upon it. I'd strip it and start again. Oil based enamel will work better. If you want a waterborne finish it should be a top of the line acyrlic enamel. Sherwin Williams Pro Classic and Benjamin Moore Impervo are both good brands.
I'll second the notion of oil-based enamel! I, too, use alkyd Satin Impervo by Benjamin Moore sprayed over a coat of good quality OIL BASED primer.
Sand the primer with 220 grit paper (if necessary).
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