Chipped Laminate Door Repair

The putty will be in the same base color as your laminate countertop.

Chipped laminate door repair.

Similar to common laminate cabinets. Leave the putty to dry before using the countertop. Repair chipped surfaces clean the chip and surrounding area with acetone applied with a rag or sponge. You can order exact size and color and the cost will be one tenth of refacing.

We will be using a wood wax to fill in. Apply the putty to the chip and smooth it down to create a level surface. Unless you have a pressing financial reason to choose repair for the entire kitchen you may want to save yourself the aggravation and start fresh with new cabinets. Remove the item you used to separate the surfaces and press the laminate onto the core.

Suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Squirt a small amount of waterproof adhesive between the substrate and the laminate. A glue repair works best if you have a piece of veneer that s an exactfit and matches up with the existing grain. In this video i am will show you how to fix a chip in laminate flooring without cutting or creating any sort of dust.

Wrap this around the door to. Squeeze a small amount of laminate filler or paste that matches your formica counter onto the. Putty kits are for bigger chips. Simply go to a cabinet shop in your community and order as many new ones as you need.

For veneer that has lifted away from the edge of the door for example insert the end of an emery board or a paper clip into the crack and scrape out as much deteriorated glue as possible. If just the doors are damaged then that s even better. If you do it will be impossible to stain well super difficult. If you have a stone effect countertop the chip will still be noticeable but only when the surface is closely inspected.

And even if you decide to paint often the difference in grain makes for a blotchy looking paint job. If it s not a match don t glue. But if this is a kitchen wide problem you should consider replacing your cabinets entirely or installing new door and drawer front panels. Push the laminate into the glue and apply a heavy duty masking tape to the repair.

Put a piece of scrap wood over the glued area on the front side of the door and another on the back and then clamp the two pieces of wood together with a c clamp to apply more force and secure the glue bond.