How Do You Replace The Laminate On Kitchen Cabinets?
You may think your kitchen cabinets are solid wood — and the doors and drawer fronts probably are — but look closer at the body structure of the cabinet itself (the part that’s attached to the wall). In most cases, you’ll find that it’s actually a wood veneer or other type of laminate, glued over a particle board frame. This is not only more economical than solid wood, but it’s less apt to warp over time. You can’t refinish laminate when it gets worn like you can solid wood, but you can put new veneer over it. Scuff all the surfaces to be laminated with your palm sander. Get them clean and free of any shine. Clean up the dust. Cut pieces of laminate slightly larger than each area of the cabinet you’re covering. Use your razor knife and straight-edge. Cut the laminate by setting it upside down, setting the straight-edge on its surface, running the razor knife alongside it, cutting through the wax-paper backing and the laminate all at once. Hold the first piece of laminate in front o
