cabinetsdamageveneer
Our puppy chewed on each corner of our IKEA veneer cabinets. She chewed past to veneer to pressboard.
I would say it is light to medium damage. The corners are still there. She basically scraped the veneer off.
Is there a way to repair them without replacing them?
I'd recommend cleaning it up a bit, making sure it's totally dry and remove all the flakes of particle board that come off as you just rub it. Then treat it with some rotten wood stabilizer and sand the surface once dry. Clean the veneer really well, if you can without damaging it, lightly sand it.
Then apply contact cement to both surfaces and let dry.
Once dry, work from the point where the veneer began to peel towards the end that's totally detached. A j-roller won't be able to get into the tight curves, but perhaps you can use one around the outside edge. Just work it inward, applying lots of force as you press the two together. Go a little bit at a time so that you don't cause wrinkles. Use lots of force as you press down!
This should keep it together quite well.
The thing is, it'll happen to other cabinets and you'll waste a lot of time fixing this problem. Alternatively, you can replace them with solid wood doors (which are expensive) or even replace them with other crappy doors for relatively cheap that will last 5-10 years max. Ikea sells their doors separately, see here: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/kitchen/11479/
The metric (4 or 5mm) holes can be redrilled to hold the 1/4" shelf spoons. If that does not do it, there are metal sockets for the 1/4" spoons that take a slightly larger hole, then they can be driven into place to hold the larger spoon. If the spoons or clips already have a 1/4" hole, then you may be better off retro fitting a shelf track system. Third pic.
Instead of trying to drive nails in a tight space, use 4ga X3/4" screws instead, the cabinet will thank you for it.
The picture size is grossly out of proportion, buit the first pic is the socket that holds the spoon which is the second pic. The socket looks more like a bucket, that will hold 10 of those spoons..
Best Answer
Not easy to make “invisible” joints to the surface.
So, what about adding brass corners to all corners to cover the damage.
As a bonus, they may dissuade the puppy as well.