Laminate To Cover Cabinet Sides

Use a veneer smoothing tool to apply pressure to the veneer for proper adhesion.

Laminate to cover cabinet sides. 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. Line up your laminate sheet so that it s sticking past your countertop. The classic method of dealing with unfinished countertop edges is known as edge banding and the most common form of banding are strips of the same laminate used for the top. You can cut your own.

Set your store to see local availability compare. Resurfacing with new veneer or laminate if you are up to a more advanced do it yourself project you can resurface the cabinet framing and doors with new veneer or laminate. Many quality rta cabinets use laminate covered plywood for the body of the cabinets. Securing this laminate can be done by applying solvent or water based contact cement to both the cabinet and veneer.

Lay a laminate sheet on top of a section of your counter. Laminate sheet in re cover manitoba maple with standard matte finish 119 00 119 00. Remove the item you used to separate the surfaces and press the laminate onto the core. Step 1 remove doors moldings hardware open the cabinet door a little then use a screwdriver to remove the hinges.

The results can be beautiful at a much lower cost than replacing cabinets. Laminate sheet in spectrum red with matte finish 103 95 103 95. A quality laminate will hold to the wood without peeling. This process eliminates the need for nails and therefore there are no nail holes to fill.

Then on one side i peeled back the paper backing about six inches. To laminate cabinets in your kitchen the easiest and most cost and time effective solution is to use self adhesive laminate veneers. Line it up so that it s parallel with the sides of your countertop with 2 3 inches 5 1 7 6 cm sticking out over the side. Back to top.

Short of committing to a more costly replacement of outdated kitchen storage repainting laminate cabinets is an affordable way to turn the eyesore into eye catching modern cabinetry.