On 10/15/2012 10:15 PM, benick wrote:
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On Oct 15, 7:52 am, Norminn wrote:
On 10/15/2012 7:28 AM, Steven L. wrote:





On 10/13/2012 11:21 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:04:59 -0400, "Steven L."
wrote:

The two kitchen cabinet doors under the sink have become quite
damaged
from water over the years, probably beyond easy repair.

Are there any companies or contractors who could replace them with a
similar finish? Since all the other kitchen cabinets and their doors
and drawers are in good shape, I would hate to replace all the
cabinets
just because two doors are damaged.

I live in northern Massachusetts.

Lot of "ifs" in a situation like this. If you know the builder of the
house you may be able to find out if he used a particular brand of
cabinet. If you live in a subdivision with all kitchens the same, you
may get lucky and find someone updating and getting rid of their
cabinets that are identical to yours.

The cabinets were made by a company called Cardell Cabinetry. I tried
to contact their sales rep, but it turns out he just departed on a
business trip to Europe and won't be back for a number of weeks.

Here is a photo of the relatively undamaged upper cabinets:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2eocl78.jpg

And here is a photo of the lower right damaged cabinet door:

http://oi46.tinypic.com/34nl4bd.jpg

Shoot, that looks like solid oak. I'd take it apart, strip it and
refinish. If joints are loose, reglue and clamp them. If panel is
veneer, reglue, clamp, sand. Looks like some sort of golden oak
stain...to match that, I would take a good door to a real paint store
and see if they can match the stain. If you get a close match, consider
refinishing the adjoining doors and face so there is less contrast. You
might not be able to remove all of the black with just light sanding,
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I pretty much agree. If new doors are readily available, then
would be an option. But from the pics it looks like those
doors could be refinished and come out looking nice.

I put in new ovens a couple years ago. Beneath the ovens
there was a drawer that had been damaged by something
running over it. Most likely oven cleaner, because there
were long drip marks that were black and would not come
out. I sanded it, found a stain that matched, and it came
out so nice you'd never know it was damaged.


I agree...Those are also the most common cabinets I see here in New
England..Atleast here in midcoast Maine which isn't far from you...I
think you could find used ones at a salvage place quite easily... I bet
they are still made as well...Take your photos into a kitchen outlet or
local building supply place that sells cabinets..HTH...

Those are both excellent suggestions.

I bought sandpaper and stain, and I'll try restoring the doors to a
reasonable state.

If that fails, I'll look around for a salvage place that might stock
doors from Cardell Cabinetry.

Thanks.



-- Steven L.