This step completes the addition of trim to the kitchen.
Adding trim to kitchen cabinet doors.
This will assure the bond is firm.
As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet.
Place a weight on it and leave it for 10 to 12 hours.
The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding.
And i know i would go positively cuckoo with a kitchen of naked cabinets and all the drawer stuff all over the house so i decided to split this up into the span of what became three days.
Adding trim to cabinet doors.
If trim is being placed on the cabinet doors that are lying flat the trim should be covered with a plastic wrap.
Cut two of the plywood strips to the height of the door and apply wood glue to the backside of each.
I used clorox wipes which did the trick and got all the dirt and grime.
After adding the trim pieces to all the cabinet doors sand the edges of the trim to make everything even.
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See the picture below for the before and after sanding.
The higher the better so you aren t bending down and killing your back.
We used titebond wood glue for this step.
One day i was waiting at the paint counter at lowe s there was a bucket of yardsticks and i was thinking that i should buy wood trim that size because it s exactly the look i had in mind flat shaker style and the width of the boards were still small enough for the tiny drawers.
Remove all the hardware from the cabinet doors.
I am thinking about doing this to our flat faced cabinet doors and.
We built a frame that would sit on top of the cabinet and that we could attach the trim to the frame above the cabinet.
The frame measures the exact same size as the sides and front of the cabinet.
Trim of any type makes cabinet doors appear expensive.
Remove your cabinet doors and place all hardware screws in a ziploc baggy.
Adding trim to cabinets.
After 10 minutes press again.
You can attach it to the edges around the perimeter or flat on the face of the door.
There are lots of choices.
Sand the doors lightly to remove any dirt and gloss from the old finish.
From drab to fab.
Clean your cabinet doors.
If it is a wooden trim simply nail it to the cabinet.