Repairing damaged kitchen cabinets
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Mandy Brown on Feb 08, 2016Do you have a picture of the damage? If the cabinets are pressed board with a laminate veneer, it might cause this melting effect. If your cabinets are a faux wood grain and stain then you could try making the melted areas smoother by cutting or shaving those parts off with a razor blade scraper. Don't try sanding because you can't really sand veneer over pressed board. Once you have a fairly flat surface you can purchase laminate to cover the areas then stain to match your existing cabinets. Depending on the width of the stiles (piece between the doors) and along the bottom edge, you might be able to get a roll of edging and not have to worry about a larger sheet of veneer. Most hardware stores sell oak and pine edging you can iron on. It's mainly used to finish off the sides of stock cabinets that face a room instead of a wall or another cabinet.Helpful Reply
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Ranger on Feb 08, 2016Maybe take them off and just sand them or, if you are handy with that sort of thing, swap the damaged pieces around; ie turn the damaged bits so they are on the inside of the cabinets. Hard to tell without pictures.Helpful Reply
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LD on Feb 08, 2016First determine what the cabinets are made of. Next check to see if you can have them resurface.Helpful Reply
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Donna Alger on Feb 08, 2016Maybe remove them and install open shelves where they are?? Up a little higher if they are over stove. possibly using pipes and metal. Just a though. I know the walls aren't the easiest to mount anything to in a mobile home.Helpful Reply
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Diana Deiley on Feb 08, 2016I like Donna's suggestion about the open shelves. An open concept will make the place look larger too!Helpful Reply
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Marlene on Feb 27, 2016If you can add some molding or trim to cover the area and then repeat the same design on all the doors. Not sure if this would work without seeing where the damage is.Helpful Reply
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