"Mark" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:52:18 +0100, "Spamlet"
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"dave" wrote in message
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On 28/07/2010 20:16, Spamlet wrote:
I have managed to break a panel on one of our kitchen unit doors:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...t=d irectlink

Does anyone here who does more of these things, know if this design is
still
around? I think it was a 'limed oak effect' and that it may have
originally
come from Magnet& Southern.

Is this likely to be replaceable with a match or near match, or does
one
have to change the whole set of frontages to 'repair' such damage?

Much appreciate any pointers at where I might get a replacement.

Cheers,

Wife bought a new fitted bedroom a couple of years ago from a company
called creative joinery. Forget them, but what they used to do was
machine
the doors out of whatever they were made of and send them to a company
that shrink wrapped the laminate onto it.
If you can find a similar Co. in your area, they might be able to help.

Dave

Actually Dave, the 'heavy limed oak' shown here - in a different style -
looks just right:
http://www.kitchenrefurbs.co.uk/pdf/doorslide.pdf
(This example has a slight green tinge as oak tends to get when the green
cup fungus mycelium starts to get into it: hopefully it won't all be like
that.)

S

Thanks Dave,

Since my first post, other comments have made me realise these are wood
panelled in oak, but the finish looks to be some clever lacquer effect
rather than a laminate per se. I've emailed a few co's and am awaiting
responses (if any: I find a lot of places don't seem to respond to email
all that reliably.)

I doubt you'd get a decent colour match by sending pics by email. When
I was in a similar position I took a sample to several companies until
I found something close enough. The colours in the pictures are often
very different in real life.
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