Step 6: Remove veneer trimmings
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Glue plywood on exposed sides
Step 2
Cover the stiles
Step 3
Press down the veneer
Step 4
Refacing Cabinets
Step 5
Cover the rails
Step 6
Remove veneer trimmings
Step 7
Hang the doors
Step 8
Attach knobs and pulls and finish the drawers
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Tools List
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Hammer and nailset
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Straightedge
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Utility knife
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Try-square and razor
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Drill/driver
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Handsaw,
if necessary to cut old drawer fronts
Shopping List
Provide the manufacturer with dimensions for each door. Measure the cabinet openings. Then add 1 inch to both the width and the height so that you’ll end up with a 1/2-inch overlap all around. (For split-doors, where two doors meet to cover one opening, add 1 inch to the full width, divide by two, then subtract 1/16 inch. This will give you a measurement for each door that leaves a 1/8-inch gap between the two.) If you’re installing concealed European hinges (see below), order the doors 'bored.' Specify right or left bore. If you want glass-fronted cabinets, order 'mullion' doors (specify the number of lights) or 'frame only' (single pane), then have glass inserts custom cut.
2. SELF-ADHESIVE VENEER
aka “pressure sensitive” veneer. Comes in 2-foot-by-8-foot rolls; one roll will cover about 10 cabinets.
3. DRAWER FRONTS
Measure edge to edge for the exact size of replacements.
4. PLYWOOD PANELS
to cover the exposed sides of cabinets. Measure edge to edge.
5. HINGES
if old hinges are bent or broken, or if you want to switch to concealed European hinges with a spring that closes doors automatically.
6. KNOBS AND PULLS
7. TSP
(trisodium phosphate), a strong degreaser. For cleaning cabinet faces and prepping them for veneer.
8. 150-GRIT SANDPAPER and TACK CLOTH
9. CARPENTER’S GLUE
For affixing plywood panels.
10. 2D FINISH NAILS
11. WOOD FILLER













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