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Exactly what does "in situ" mean?

In place. Generally, I don't want to have to take them from where they are
to repair.


And in the future only buy all wood cabinets. I don't think you can
fix particleboard. You can re-veneer them, but that's actually more
expensive than putting in a replacement piece of plywood, and doesn't
fix the underlying wood. I am not sure if you can fix it in place but
it may be possible to hack out the crappy particleboard, then somehow
fasten in a piece of plywood, then stain and varnish it. The problem
with that is that you are still trying to attach a piece of good wood
to other crappy particleboard. It might be possible to forget about
mounting it in and make the replacement piece more like a pedistol
(spelling"?) and just set it in place.

I could not agree with you more about only having "real wood" in the house.

With the possible exception of "Tempered Masonite" I would not use any kind
of "pressed wood" product. You can get water in any room of the house from
such things as a "forgotten" carpet "steamer" to an overwatered plant.

But my immediate problem remains: I want to get two kitchens back to
"rental" condition without springing for a complete re-model.

In my case, the "faces" of the cabinets are all "real" wood. But the kick
boards and the usually hidden sides are the junk stuff.