Refinishing Veneer Kitchen Cabinets | HomeSteady
Many household kitchen cabinets are veneered. While veneered kitchen cabinets look beautiful, they can also become worn and damaged after time. It is impossible to sand down and stain a veneered kitchen cabinet. However, there is a way to refinish veneer kitchen cabinets.
Things You Will Need
+- Screwdriver
- Water and mild soap
- Clean cloth
- 150 grit sandpaper
- Wood putty
- 1/4-inch plywood
- Table saw or circular saw
- Tape measure
- Wood glue
- Finishing nails
- Scissors or utility knife and straight edge
- Self adhesive veneer
Doing this will instantly refresh your kitchen and is easy with a little bit of know-how.
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Use a screwdriver to remove the doors and molding on the cabinets. Once removed, use a cloth to clean the cabinets with water and mild soap.
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Lightly sand the cabinets with 150 grit sandpaper.
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Fill any depressions, chips or holes in the cabinets with wood putty. Sand smooth when dried.
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Measure, cut and attach a 1/4-inch plywood piece to the cabinet end panels. Attach with wood glue and finishing nails. Sand the plywood smooth so that it is flush with the cabinet front.
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Use scissors or a utility knife and straight edge to cut self-adhesive veneer. Be sure to cut the veneer 1/2 inch wider than the frame of the cabinet.
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Cover all visible areas of the cabinet with veneer, trimming the overlap of each piece as you go.
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Replace or veneer the cabinet doors in the same manner as the cabinets.
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Re-affix the cabinet doors to the frame, add molding to the cabinets.
