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Hiding a white gap in kitchen cabinets

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  • 24-10-2009 9:09am
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    lizziemun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    We have had to have a replacement oak base door fitted and although it has been correctly fitted we seem to be more aware of a small gap where you can see a strip of the white MDF cabinetry on the side of the unit.Next unit is the integrated washing machine.Can anyone suggest a way of hiding the gap( which is about 3mm) as it is noticeable as soon as you walk into the kitchen.
    Thanks
    Lizziemun:(


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    onq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 435 ✭✭onq


    Indelible marker on the white face.

    ONQ.


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    lizziemun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭lizziemun


    Thanks ONQ. Can you get a marker that is an oak colour and if so where ?
    Thanks again.
    Lizziemun:)


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    onq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 435 ✭✭onq


    You'll need a brown, light brown, dark brown black market and some Michelangelo DNA and then draw a perfect copy of your doors finish on the white bit.

    Since indelible markers don't come in that range we might be coming unstuck with this advice...

    HOWEVER!

    Take off one of the doors.
    Photocopy it.
    Cut the photocopy into strips.
    Glue onto the white strip with superglue.

    Voilá!

    :)

    ONQ.

    {Actually just doing the black marker will mean you cannot see the crack at all when the doors is closed}


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    lizziemun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭lizziemun


    DNA slightly insufficient for the job but interesting advice.


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    gizmo555
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    You can get strips of veneer in many different woods and colours which are intended for covering the edges of MDF or chipboard panels in kitchen units. These would be wider than 3mm, but with a little patience and a sharp knife you could trim one to fit. They are very easy to apply using heat - effectively they are "iron on". Any kitchen suppliers should have these kinds of strip.


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    lizziemun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭lizziemun


    Thanks Gizmo 555.will try to get one of these.
    Lizziemun


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    slimjimmc
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    lizziemun wrote: »
    Thanks Gizmo 555.will try to get one of these.
    Lizziemun

    You can get rolls of it in any good DIY shop or Woodies, B&Q, etc.
    Iron the edging on first, leave it a few minutes to bond then trim it with a sharp knife held flat against the inside of the unit as a guide. If you take your time and don't force the knife you'll get a perfrect clean edge.

    All that might sound obvious to you but I know of someone who tried to trim it first before ironing!!


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