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03-23-09, 12:51 PM

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Painted Cabinet Edge Chipping

We had our kitchen cabinets painted two years ago by a professional painter. They were primed and then two coat of alkyd (oil base) white paint applied. Some edges have chipped where a dish bumped them. I can repair but wondered if there are some narrow clear plastic strips that can be applied over these edges to protect them. Or any other suggestions.

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03-23-09, 06:57 PM

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Welcome to the forums!

You might try the plasic strips they make for wallpaper corners.

Generally oil base enamel is fairly tough so the chips shouldn't happen very often.

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03-31-09, 07:25 AM

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Mark,

I also thought of the wall paper corner protectors but they are much too large. I was thinking of something with legs no wider than 3/16" with a matte finish so they would disappear.

I think some of the chips are because the painter did not "break" (sand) a sharp corner before priming. The cabinets were washed and scuff sanded before priming.

My approach, if nothing more elegant is suggested, will be to sand the chipped edges so that they will be rounded, then prime and repaint.

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Originally Posted by muppin

Mark,

My approach, if nothing more elegant is suggested, will be to sand the chipped edges so that they will be rounded, then prime and repaint.

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That would be my approach, once you've gone through the process a few times you'll find...you won't bang the cabinets putting the dishes away anymore.....

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