"tune up" old kitchen cabinets

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"tune up" old kitchen cabinets

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American Trade Masters

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How to remove and replace painted 3/8 inset hinges adjust doors and repair drawer runners to working order

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@lissamk3990 Жыл бұрын

"Today we're in a real small kitchen"---and I'm sitting here seeing at least double the counter & cabinets in this kitchen than I have in mine. 😄 I love that they kept these original cabinets, though. Fantastic choice!

@BurtBowers 6 жыл бұрын

Just removed all my 23 3/8" inset hinges removed the years of over paint on them soaked them all using half box of baking soda in aluminum throw away pan the next day paint was falling off them then straightend them out in the vice now ready to prime n paint them silver..

@AboutAHalfHour 3 жыл бұрын

Great hand-knowledge, I really enjoyed this video. There were a lot of great tips/techniques, especially the technique for clearing the painted over screws of old paint, before using a driver. Good stuff, thanks.

@bendonahower5325 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't know about the candle wax! My first home is a rental and knowing some of these old school tricks of the trade is helpful.

@XIIIBeatoSensei 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very helpful! Thanks a lot!

@bexaminer1 6 ай бұрын

I have the same cabinets. I wish you had spent a little time on showing more detail as to how you adjust those hinges and fit the door properly. That's a real pain. I may just bite the bullet and go to the expense of getting those hidden hinges for doors with the 3/8" lip like I have.

@sarahzottl4940 Жыл бұрын

I like the wax idea.

@jenhanson9412 4 жыл бұрын

I have those exact same doors in my 1940’s kitchen- we are wanting to repaint the doors and put in new hinges...can I replace the exposed hinge with a concealed hinge?

@shakaracharde 11 ай бұрын

I redid cabinets like these in my apartment. I’m having a problem with them not quite closing since I replaced the hinges so I have to take in the inset as well. I’ve been trying to figure out the way to do so. I thought about a router but no tool library rents them out.

@victoriaorange08 3 жыл бұрын

Are there alternatives if we don’t have a table saw or router table? Thank you

@vhanachel 4 жыл бұрын

Hearing you say that those inset hinges are very difficult to work with is very validating. We have been struggling with these hinges. Previous owners have drilled and re-drilled both the cabinet itself and the door, moving the hinges each time and causing misalignment. Unless I'm missing something, there doesn't seem to be a good way to replace these hinges with any other easier hinge on this type of inset cabinet face - is this correct?

@christinenderitu1498 4 жыл бұрын

Did you have any success? I am in the same boat. My carpenter would rather make me new doors ... I’m dreading the cost and looking for a workaround.

@vhanachel 4 жыл бұрын

Christine, yes. I did spend time redrilling holes, filling with wood glue and wooden pegs, sanding and painting the filled holes, and redrilling for the new hinges. In the end, we ended up ripping a little bit off of the edge of where the cabinets meet in the middle because they absolutely would not close. Now, they open and close perfectly. I have yet to paint the edge of the cabinet but don't see it often so... Out of sight, out of mind.

@pamelabaker1806 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, I wanted to see the final product. I have a kitchen just like that.

@americantrademasters873 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I didn't do a follow-up video! I need to get better with that! How did your project go?

@pamelabaker1806 5 жыл бұрын

I'm tackling smaller projects to work up to confidence to do the kitchen LOL

@mms8477 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. I just bought a NYC studio. I soon discovered from floor to ceiling needs fixing. The cupboards seems as if they were roach infested. Is there a way to remove the cupboards deep clean and paint and put them back up?

@callmecordelia7181 4 жыл бұрын

M &Ms You can, but it is a lot of work. Rehanging the doors and getting them aligned perfectly is tricky. We are currently in the middle of a kitchen diy remodel and everything is cleaned and pained but so far I haven’t gotten the cabinets with inset hinges to close correctly.