Over the last few years High Gloss kitchen ranges have become increasingly more popular.  With the increase in popularity manufacturers have developed a few different types of construction. Ranging greatly in price the most expensive being solid acrylic to probably the cheapest being sprayed lacquered.  

But what's best?  

This question is what we get asked a lot.  For the consumer who doesn't know the ins and outs of kitchen construction it can be very confusing.  Some might think well if I pay the most I will get the best door. If I pay the least I will get a rubbish door. Well fortunately it doesn't  quite work like that. Of course if you go for an acrylic door and spend the most I am not denying you are going to get the best quality door but the question is do you need it? For example a solid acrylic door is just one piece of material this meaning it is a lot more resilient to knocks, scratches,water ingress etc. A sprayed lacquered door is normally made from a MFC board then sprayed with lacquer to give it the gloss finish. A lacquered door will not stand up to the same level of abuse a acrylic door will. So if you have loads of young kids running around like I have then the lacquered door might not be the best option. Then you might think but I cant afford  top of the range don't worry there are a few different options its all about finding the right solution for you taking into consideration everything this being where it will be used, who will be using, how will it be used and most importantly budget.     

These are the different types of Gloss Doors you can buy:
Solid Acrylic
2mm Acrylic
Vinyl
Spayed Lacquered

Solid Acrylic doors are made of one piece of material this maintaining the same level of colour throughout the door. Normally giving a better depth of colour. They are extremely hard wearing, when scratched as it is solid, the colour is the same behind the surface as there are no other materials so the scratches will not show up as badly. Also because there are no other materials involved there cannot be the issue of de-bonding. The major down put though is the cost extremely expensive. 
2mm Acrylic doors are normally made with a MFC board edged then with a 2mm sheet of acrylic glued to the top. Much like solid acrylic door gives a good depth of colour is hard wearing to scratches and knocks, also are less expensive. The down points are there are different materials involved so they have to be glued together so over time you could get water ingress from steam and spills etc. So not quite as hard wearing as the solid acrylic door but none the less a very good option for a busy house hold.
Vinyl doors are made from a MDF board then a sheet of vinyl is vaccumed pressed and glued to the MDF board with a MFC backing. Vinyl doors are probably the most popular a good middle of the range door. They give a good gloss finish reasonably hard wearing you don't see any glued on edged from the back. The down points are they can bow slightly over time, steam from kettles can be a problem on wall unit doors as the vinyl from the will come un-stuck over time. On the whole a good door at a reasonable price for a well used kitchen.
Sprayed Lacquered are made from a MFC board with a edging glued on, the front of the doors are then sprayed giving a gloss finish. They give a good gloss finish and from the front don't look a lot different from the others but are very cost efficient. The down side is the edges can come unstuck with constant abuse, the colour as painted can fade, they wont stand up to knocks, bangs, scratches and you can sometimes see the edging from the back of the door. On the whole though a good door for the money but probably better for a smaller family.

The choice really is yours my advice would be take into consideration how you will be using your kitchen, what level of abuse it will get and spend the most you can but not unnecessarily.