The methods for installing custom made refrigerator or dishwasher door panels, to match your kitchen doors, will vary from one appliance manufacturing company to the next. Usually the installation of the decorative doors is a one person job. read Installing Appliance Door Panels
There are many methods used for making kitchen glass display cabinet doors. For china cupboards you may be fabricating a wood framed style. A wall-unit may be designed with a more contemporary look by having just glass, mounted with special hinges and fabricated with no wood frame at all.
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The process of replacing a Formica Counter top edge is something that can be accomplished by the do it your self home owner. Let me give you quick word of caution though, use extreme patients when you are removing the broken, chipped, damaged, countertop edge. Removing the bad mica is going to be the most difficult endeavor of this project. You must understand that one slip with the sharp object that you are trying to remove the plastic laminate edge with could cause damage beyond read article Replacing Formica Counter Edge
If you would like to make a kitchen, vanity, or laundry room cabinet area look better, colored countertop or cabinet caulking is a great place to start. For Formica (or, “plastic laminate”) parts there are companies that match the caulk to the mica. Local cabinetry hardware supply companies usually carry a selection of these that can be purchased on site. Because there are hundreds of selections in plastic laminate from companies like Formica, Nevamar, Pionite, and Wilsonart your local supplier will only have a few of the most popular selections available. But don’t be discouraged if your Formica caulking colors are not in stock because you can custom order exactly what you need. I have literally been into hundreds of homes where the cabinet installers used a light color such as white, almond or antique white next to darker areas. read article Colored Countertop or Cabinet Caulking
I began to learn the process of relaminating existing cabinetry many years ago. In this article I will touch upon some things that I feel are important to know when it comes to resurfacing cabinets. The purpose of this article is to provide a checklist to follow when you are working with your cabinet refacing specialist in your area. If you have decided to recover your cabinets or counters it would be a good idea to review these tips. Read more…
The best way that we have discovered in regard to, how to get contact glue off of plastic laminate, is by using a flammable grade of lacquer thinner, moderately applied to a white rag. It never fails when custom cabinet makers fabricate kitchens and baths, out of Formica, somehow there is always a spot that has some glue on it somewhere. The process of removing contact cement from a cabinet or countertop is pretty easy. Read more…
If someone has damaged your plastic laminate top with something hot, there are only a couple of ways to fix a burnt (or, “burned”) Formica countertop. Relaminating the damaged area or installing a “Surface Saver” or butcher block cutting board are the only methods that return professional results. If you were hoping to find easy ways to repair a kitchen, bath, vanity or laundry room mica counter that has a burn in it, these methods Read more…
If your cabinet laminate is coming off and your wondering what kind of glue should be used on loose Formica, do not use yellow glue. Actually, make sure that you don’t use any type of wood glue whether it is yellow or white. I have been in so many homes where customers tried to repair their cabinets by using the wrong type of adhesive. The only adhesive that you should use to re-stick loose plastic laminate with is contact cement. It is very important that you use the correct kind though. Read more…
Having been in the cabinetry industry for some time, a common question that many customers ask is, “what should I clean my mica (or, “Forimcia”) cabinets with?” My answer is usually pretty standard but in some cases my differ. Here’s why, there are several different finishes that come on the plastic laminate. If the customer is asking how to clean a counter top, it depends upon whether it is a gloss finish or a standard matte finish counter top. Read more…
