[jerryhawthorne]

+1 for Steve. Dyes are much more cost effective. When using them, you just add them to your mixture of lacquer like Deft and thinner. I generally do a 1 part lacquer to 1.5 to 2.0 thinner depending on the temperature. Use gloss lacquer and as Steve indicated, the more dye you add to the mixture, the less coats you need to get the darkness your looking for. Do a few test sprays on some other wood to check color and coverage. To get a nice even over the whole cabinet I prefer not too much dye. Makes it easier to touch up areas that were not covered evenly.
Adjusting your spray gun for proper delivery is important. Getting the air pressure proper and getting the fluid feed rate right to give a nice even coverage and nice laydown of the material takes a little practice.
A few bottles of the dye in proper colors will last for a ton of radios. The nice part about the dyes is that you can also mix them to get the toner color you want.
Just my way of doing it and another member always says "your mileage may differ".
Jerry