Removing Kitchen Cabinet Doors

To ensure your paint stain or adhesive binds well to the wood you ll need to remove the thin layer of old adhesive still stuck to the wood.

Removing kitchen cabinet doors.

Place the screws into a container as these can normally be reused. The easiest place to start when you want to remove kitchen cabinets is the doors and the drawers. Once the laminate melamine or thermofoil layer has been removed the cabinet door needs a little more preparation before it can be painted stained or finished with a new covering. Bailey then taped fabric to the foam board and pushed each board to the back of the cabinets.

Step 3 remove hinge. Take the screws that hold the door in place out first and work from the bottom to the top so that no pressure is placed on the bottom hinges during the removal. Open the door and find the hinges. Then use a screwdriver or drill to remove all the screws fastening the door to the cabinet.

The reason is because i cannot seem to find pictures that i took of this process. Remove the inset cabinet door hinge screws one at a time using the correct drill bit for the screw. She measured the backs of these cabinets before cutting out foam board to the same size. Yes they might remove the grease but in the process they will dissolve the coating and paint of your cabinet doors the company also warns against using diy methods that include vinegar lemon juice and baking soda they can cause discoloration and dissolve your cabinet s coating.

Bag them up along with the screws if you plan to reuse them in future. Apr 9 2019 explore janet bailey s board removing the kitchen cabinet doors followed by 639 people on pinterest. See more ideas about kitchen inspirations kitchen remodel kitchen. Remove the cabinet doors.

Then remove the hinges from the inside of the units. Bailey advises giving the cabinets a good clean once the doors have been removed and painting the insides if necessary. Use a screwdriver to remove the hinges from the doors and set them aside. However the number 1 question that i get in my inbox and comment section has to do with how i painted my kitchen cabinets.

Because of that i can t delay any longer.