by Sandy Bowlin
Countertop Scratches and Deep Cuts
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When my son still lived at home he decided it was easier to cut without a cutting board! Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix these so they won't show and will stay on when wiping the countertop off? I have the old countertop, maybe formica?
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Formica or WilsonArt or other brand laminates are made from several layers of paper, some plastic resin, and then pressed under heat. So, if the countertop is made from laminate, and cut goes through that paper, there is no quick fix. There are some new paint/epoxy kits at the home repair stores, but they are to add a new surface on top of the existing surface, so you'd be changing color and have to do the entire countertop.
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Marilyn Highley
on Oct 05, 2013
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I doubt you will find a good solution to patch the tops, but perhaps try a search for a plastic laminate repair kit. Once, we used it to patch a small hole in a laminate top which was made by a nail. Don't recall the brand, as it came from the countertop fabricator shop. The kit has an epoxy resin and can be color "matched" (blended) - you might be able to apply to fill the gouges and then use a single edge razor blade to scrape it off. Another product which MAY work is countertop stone epoxy. Such as what a granite installer uses to seam slabs together. This is just pure speculation, however.
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Hamtil Construction LLC
on Oct 07, 2013
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Tell son to replace counter top. You'r never to old to learn a lesson. Hard lesson to learn but he'd never do something like it again.
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Charlotte Belange
on Mar 08, 2015
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Amber Perry Shank
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Marilyn Highley
on Oct 05, 2013
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