How To Repair Laminate Kitchen Cabinets

Match the grain on the new veneer to the old before cutting the patch.

How to repair laminate kitchen cabinets. Apply a thin layer of wood glue to the substrate and a similar amount to the new veneer. Remove the item you used to separate the surfaces and press the laminate onto the core. Brush a thin coat of contact cement on the laminate and the cabinet or door where it was removed.

Apply contact cement to the laminate and core and allow it to dry to the touch typically between 15 and 30 minutes. Lay the door flat and peel back the laminate with your fingers as far as it will go. If the new veneer is thinner than the old glue down a piece of kraft paper to make the repair level.

Push the laminate into the glue and apply a heavy duty masking tape to the repair. Spray the bottom of the laminate and the surface of the wood or particleboard. 2 lay the cabinets on a level surface with the edges accessible and cover your surroundings with drop cloths or old rags.

Make sure the spray penetrates to the deepest parts of the crack or separation. 7 place the laminate back on the cabinet or door exactly as it. You don t have to keep the surfaces clamped for long five minutes should do it.

Carefully press the laminate back into place and use a mallet to randomly bump the laminate to bond it to the core. Then press the patch into place. Scrape old glue off the laminate and the core with a putty knife.

Apply solvent based waterproof contact cement to the exposed core as well as the underside of the laminate surface that you peeled away using a small paintbrush. Wrap this around the door to. 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.