Repairing Melamine?

[dthor68]

I made some cabinets for my shop today and made a booboo. My back piece was 1.5" shorter than the sides, when I went to cut biscuits in for middle shelf I cut them in .75" off. So, I have two exposed biscuit slots. They are just shop cabinets, no big deal. But, I would like to repair if possible.

Any tips would be appreciated.

Derek

 

[gahrajmahal]

If you are just filling in the biscuit slots I would use two part epoxy. If it is colored you could use fiberglass gellcoat patcher. It mixes like bondo and sets up fast. Use a rubber squeegee to fill the boo boo's

 

[kelpaso1]

Just glue the biscuits in and sand the excess off ant paint it white?

 

[PelicanPines]

Enhance the boo boo... glue earing studs in the holes.

 

[dthor68]

kelpaso, that is what I had planned on doing. Cutting a biscuit in half, plugging up holes and using some wood filler in what is left, paint white. Just did not know if there was something out there more appropriate.

 

[PelicanPines]

For a wood filler... check out the bondo wood filler. It is absolutely superior to the peanut butter variety.

You can get a glass smooth finish with it.

 

[AA7483]

I used a product called seam fil before when making repairs in some melamine forms I made for concrete countertops. Works great.

 

[jimreed2160]

During my first ever kitchen remodel, I put a 3/4" saw kerf in the countertop edge while doing the sink cutout. Replacing it was out of the question but the dinger was right in front. I carefully filled it with epoxy, sanded it, and colored it with a yellow highlighter. Worked well for a few years.

 

[FullRaceMerc]

I have used Mohawk burn-in-sticks for repairs at a couple of different shops. Basically it's a plastic stick that comes in many colors & a soldering iron with a wide flat tip. You use the iron to melt & spread a piece off of the matching stick into the damaged location. With a little practice you can make a lot of stuff disappear. My thumb print (as the product cools) is a pretty good match for some textures.

Looking at the Mohawk site the kit runs $175. But they sell individual burn-in-sticks & irons for less. I've only used 110v irons & have no experience with the battery or butane versions.

http://www.mohawk-finishing.com/catalog_browse.asp?ictNbr=109

 

[The Cobbler]

run a band of edge tape over them?

 

[tymbo]

caulk it. move on.