How to make the repair of laminated chipboard worktops

Not a single kitchen can do without a tabletop, since this part of the kitchen interior performs a number of important functions:

• is a working surface to cut products and cook them;
• is a zone for the placement of necessary equipment and tools;
• sometimes a tabletop can be used instead of a table.

Restoration of veneered kitchen tabletops

The kitchen worktop has a tendency to wear out over time, various chips may appear, as it is subjected to numerous mechanical stresses and stresses for a long time.

Partial restoration of burn-up on kitchen countertops before and after

Therefore, it is more often than other furniture components of the kitchen that it is restored, renewed and repaired in order to return it to an attractive appearance.

The top of the chipboard has a small price, as well as a large selection of a variety of colors and textures.

These elements of kitchen furniture are made of various materials: wood, chipboard, stone, plastic, glass.

Hpl panels for facing chipboard have a huge number of color options and attract buyers at an affordable price.

The most common type of specimens are made of chipboard, as they are inexpensive and can withstand high temperatures. As an option, separately isolated matte and glossy, coated with plastic. Kashirovanny, melamine and laminated chipboard is used for their manufacture.

The laminated chipboard - the sheet is pasted over with the paper impregnated with resin.

For laminated chipboard used the same paper, but of greater thickness, impregnated with melamine resin and fixed under pressure

A tabletop can be damaged due to moisture and heat, excessive friability and other damage appear on it. Many are wondering how to repair a kitchen countertop.

Chipboard lined with foil is afraid of moisture, the ends and the edges of the table top suffer from water ingress

For the restoration of the worn surface of the kitchen table is often used ceramic tile or mosaic

Very often, tabletop repairs can be made independently without the use of special tools.

Restoration of table tops from chipboard before and after

Repair of plastic worktops

Device tabletop laminated hpl plastic

In such models, after prolonged loads, cracks and chips are formed on the surfaces. Here you need to use a special fastening glue for plastic, applied by a gun.

Special glue for plastic Moment

If the surfaces are not damaged much, then an inexpensive ordinary superglue or “Moment” will do. If the chip is impressive, then you can not do without glue "Titan".

Professional glue the Titan in a cylinder for the assembly gun

To seal the cracks, the plastic is ground to a state of powder and interfere with the glue, then fill in the empty spaces.

Laminated models and their repair

Additional measures for the protection of chipboard tops - applying a layer of sealant and installation of protective aluminum strips

The surface of the laminated tabletop may swell. To make it look like an original, you need:

• heat the surface in a deformed place with a regular hairdryer;
• remove the damaged part;
• the parts where the coating was damaged, process the adhesive composition (glue);
• in 15 minutes pour a thick mixture of sawdust with PVA glue infused for 10 minutes;
• tamp with a spatula;
• pulling together the lower and upper surfaces, fill the void using a spatula.
• let it dry for a day.

After deformation of the top layer at too high temperatures, it may be necessary to replace the table top

To match the original dimensions, you need to make a template from a bar of the same height as the table top. It is placed in the middle of 2 plates and tightens the resulting structure with clamps. The resulting press will help to gain a mixture of density and get rid of the remnants of glue.

When laminating the chipboard base, you need to clean the excess and fill it with a mixture of sawdust and emulsion with a spatula, tighten it with clamps and let it dry

Restoration of marbled countertops do it yourself

How to restore the countertop using furniture stroke or wax

Partial restoration of table tops white oak before and after

There are special restorative compositions, with the help of which the furniture is beautifully restored.

• Furniture hard wax are embedded dents, chips, scratches. It allows the material to acquire additional moisture resistance and resistance to mechanical damage. Before you apply, it is melted with a lighter. Then put and allow to cool for 3 seconds. Then remove the protruding residues with a stationery knife and grind.
  

  It is recommended to fill in dents and scratches in two ways: either using latex putty, or using epoxy resin-based compounds.

• With the help of a furniture stroke, they handle small scratches. Pre-shake the shake, put 2 - 3 times and allowed to dry. After removing the excess with a soft cloth.
  

  Minor defects can be painted over with a stroke.

Materials for the restoration of kitchen furniture

To avoid exfoliation, swelling of the coating, it is necessary to further process all the component parts. To do this, apply a layer of waterproof sealant on the "weak" places (the joints between the sink and the table, between the table and the stove, etc.), as well as aluminum slats are installed. This procedure should be carried out as soon as the furniture is purchased.

Aluminum chipboard provides much more effective furniture durability

Restoration of lateral cleavage from laminated chipboard

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