Just got a note from my daughter and she is working on an old kitchen
cabinet, and the bottom doors each have one panel that is cracked.
approach would be to try and get the doors apart, repair the panel and
clean up the door joints and re assemble. I
don't know if this is the right approach as there might be more damage from
the cure than is currently present. Are there any products that can be
applied to dissolve the old glue?
All suggestions are welcomed.
Thanks,
Cliff
"Cliff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just got a note from my daughter and she is working on an old kitchen
> cabinet, and the bottom doors each have one panel that is cracked.
> approach would be to try and get the doors apart, repair the panel and
> clean up the door joints and re assemble. I
> don't know if this is the right approach as there might be more damage
> from
> the cure than is currently present. Are there any products that can be
> applied to dissolve the old glue?
>
> All suggestions are welcomed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
I hear hot vinegar will dissolve old hide glue altjough I have not tried it
personally....
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:29:01 -0500, Guess who
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:47:32 GMT, "Cliff" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Just got a note from my daughter and she is working on an old kitchen
>> cabinet, and the bottom doors each have one panel that is cracked.
>Body filler, sand then paint. Really. I have an older home and fixed
>a really messed up entry door that way.
That only works if you're going to paint the door, of course. One of
the doors in our kitchen, which was made in the early 1920s, is
cracked all along one side. One of these days, I'm going to have to
break down the entire door and replace the cracked piece, then strip
and restain the door to match all the others in the house. That's
going to be a serious pain in the backside.
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:47:32 GMT, "Cliff" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Just got a note from my daughter and she is working on an old kitchen
> cabinet, and the bottom doors each have one panel that is cracked.
> All suggestions are welcomed.
Body filler, sand then paint. Really. I have an older home and fixed
a really messed up entry door that way.
"Cliff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just got a note from my daughter and she is working on an old kitchen
> cabinet, and the bottom doors each have one panel that is cracked.
> approach would be to try and get the doors apart, repair the panel and
> clean up the door joints and re assemble. I
> don't know if this is the right approach as there might be more damage
> from
> the cure than is currently present. Are there any products that can be
> applied to dissolve the old glue?
>
> All suggestions are welcomed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
I have had success with steam and heat guns.
An alternative would be to cut out the old panel without damaging the rail
and stile of the door.
Them use a rabbiting bit to remove the back side of the panel dado.
Install a new panel and use small trim pieces to hold it in place.
This is commonly done to remove solid panels in upper cabinets and replace
with glass.
"Cliff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just got a note from my daughter and she is working on an old kitchen
> cabinet, and the bottom doors each have one panel that is cracked.
> approach would be to try and get the doors apart, repair the panel and
> clean up the door joints and re assemble. I
> don't know if this is the right approach as there might be more damage
> from
> the cure than is currently present. Are there any products that can be
> applied to dissolve the old glue?
>
> All suggestions are welcomed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
>