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Kitchen Cabinet Door: Repairing Damage

Started by kaarrll_1393124
almost 7 years ago
Posts: 12
Member since: Feb 2014
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Somehow I managed to gouge a chunk out for the painted finish on one of my custom kitchen cabinet doors. The paint has come off and the wood is exposed in an area about half the size of a dime, with a few adjacent and more superficial scratches. This is right on the edge of the door. The cabinets are an off-white color (BM Swiss Coffee and are about 20 months old, so it is likely that the color has changed over time. Although small, the mark is quite noticeable. Help! Does anyone have any advice as to how best to go about repairing it? Thanks.
Response by 300_mercer
almost 7 years ago
Posts: 10539
Member since: Feb 2007

I am guessing your cabinets are spray painted (shop painted). Any decent painter can do the touch up with a small brush and some putty to fill gaps with sanding with a high grit sandpaper between coats. However, you will notice the difference in the finish. Or you can just order a new door from where ever you got your cabinets. It still would not be a perfect match due to paint color fading over time. If it were to be me, I would go the paint touch up route (should take some one less than a couple of hours due to waiting for drying in between coats) and if I did not like the outcome order a new door.

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Response by Lanzz
almost 7 years ago
Posts: 106
Member since: Jun 2010

Agree - would try the touch up route first. BM paint inside a dwelling isn't going to fade much in 2 years... Any good painter could fill the imperfections and paint that to the point where you'll have to look hard to see it.

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Response by Primer05
almost 7 years ago
Posts: 2103
Member since: Jul 2009

Kaarrll,

You should send the door to the Millshop that made your custom cabinets. They should be able to repair the door and respray it. It will look different at first but over time it will become the same

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Response by MasakoSchipper
almost 7 years ago
Posts: 1
Member since: Jan 2019

I found custom cabinets that are easy to install in the kitchen but yes, I love to make self-made DIY kitchen cabinets.

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