On this house I bought a few months back, there were several spots where the
front edge of the kitchen counters chipped, and the same thing in the main
bath. ( I don't want to change counters right now, since the rest of both
rooms are pretty tired also, but gut jobs just aren't in the budget right
now, and being a single guy, I'm not that fussy.) However, I was wondering
if there was any practical way to re-edge the existing counters, which are
otherwise in okay shape. No burns or big stains or worn-through spots, etc.
I realize there is no way to match obsolete Formica patterns, but maybe a
contrasting color, or wood, or something? It is an old-style applied front
strip, not a formed edge or anything. Complicating factor is the curved end
where original kitchen abuts the newer family room in sort of a half-ass
breakfast bar. About a 48" half circle. The straight runs also have eased
corners.

Does anyone still make the 1950s style brush stainless front trim, that
tacks in from below, and could be curved around the end of the breakfast
bar? Counter backsplash actually has aluminum trim, so it would almost look
appropriate.

(Damn shame what the previous owners did to the original 1960 solid wood
cabinets with their amateur refinish job, and 5 layers of sticky paper on
the shelves. If they hadn't done that, I'd probably spring for new
countertops, vinyl floor, and paint, and call the kitchen remodeled.)

aem sends...

"ameijers" wrote in message
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On this house I bought a few months back, there were several spots where
the
front edge of the kitchen counters chipped, and the same thing in the main
bath. ( I don't want to change counters right now, since the rest of both
rooms are pretty tired also, but gut jobs just aren't in the budget right
now, and being a single guy, I'm not that fussy.) However, I was wondering
if there was any practical way to re-edge the existing counters, which are
otherwise in okay shape. No burns or big stains or worn-through spots,
etc.
I realize there is no way to match obsolete Formica patterns, but maybe a
contrasting color, or wood, or something? It is an old-style applied front
strip, not a formed edge or anything. Complicating factor is the curved
end
where original kitchen abuts the newer family room in sort of a half-ass
breakfast bar. About a 48" half circle. The straight runs also have eased
corners.

Does anyone still make the 1950s style brush stainless front trim, that
tacks in from below, and could be curved around the end of the breakfast
bar? Counter backsplash actually has aluminum trim, so it would almost
look
appropriate.

(Damn shame what the previous owners did to the original 1960 solid wood
cabinets with their amateur refinish job, and 5 layers of sticky paper on
the shelves. If they hadn't done that, I'd probably spring for new
countertops, vinyl floor, and paint, and call the kitchen remodeled.)

aem sends...


For me installing wood around the radius corners would be a project killer.

Adding a new laminate edge would be no problem with the right tools and a
little practice.You might even luck out and match the existing. Some colors
and patterns have a lot of staying power. There are three major players in
the laminate field between them they have quite a collection.

I haven't seen the aluminum edging recently but I bet it is still out there
somewhere.Yep it still is:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...op+edging%2 2

Interestingly enough if you search without the quotes you will find that
there is now an a plastic laminate that looks like aluminum.

Colbyt

"Colbyt" wrote in message
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"ameijers" wrote in message
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I haven't seen the aluminum edging recently but I bet it is still out
there
somewhere.Yep it still is:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...op+edging%2 2

Interestingly enough if you search without the quotes you will find that
there is now an a plastic laminate that looks like aluminum.

Colbyt

You just provided the OP with a search result that had a web-board post with
a link that doesn't exist, an advertisement to a Bizrate search, a link to
Target, a link to a message that no longer exists, an advertisement to two
companies that don't have trim at all, an ad to Ebay, an ad to NexTag, an ad
for an industrial metal company, and one for Home-Ideas.org.

Maybe "T" moulding like this would help:

http://www.barsandbooths.com/bandb1h...talbanding.htm

"Shoebox Chevy" wrote in message
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"Colbyt" wrote in message
news:xIRyf.736483$xm3.211355@attbi_s21...

"ameijers" wrote in message
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I haven't seen the aluminum edging recently but I bet it is still out
there
somewhere.Yep it still is:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...op+edging%2 2

Interestingly enough if you search without the quotes you will find that
there is now an a plastic laminate that looks like aluminum.

Colbyt

You just provided the OP with a search result that had a web-board post
with
a link that doesn't exist, an advertisement to a Bizrate search, a link to
Target, a link to a message that no longer exists, an advertisement to two
companies that don't have trim at all, an ad to Ebay, an ad to NexTag, an
ad
for an industrial metal company, and one for Home-Ideas.org.

Maybe "T" moulding like this would help:

http://www.barsandbooths.com/bandb1h...talbanding.htm



It was a worthless link. I saw 55 pages and did not check them. Got back in
from work and the page was still sitting here. Took a look and realized I
had messed up.

Your link looks promising for him.


Colbyt