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Trim the veneer |
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There are two fairly easy ways to remove the excess veneer that is sticking over all the edges. Probably the easiest is to invest a small amount of money in a veneer trimming tool. It's a pretty simple and straightforward tool. You can see a picture of it at the previous link. As with all things to do with this kind of work, patience is a virtue . . . . BE VIRTUOUS!. Go slowly and carefully. |
Veneer trimming tool
When you trim the sides, work in the direction where the grain starts on the inside of the kitchen cabinet surface and runs out over the edge. If you start your cut in the opposite direction and cut against end grain of the veneer it's liable to tear chips out into the surface you're working on. Sand The Excess Veneer Off
To sand the excess veneer off you will need a hard sanding block and 180 grit sandpaper. First take something hard and rounded, like the shaft of a screwdriver and starting gently run the rounded edge back and forth at an angle to the overlapped edge until it defines where the edge of the kitchen cabinet door or other surface is, then with the sanding block at an angle to the edge sand gently until you go through the veneer and it falls off.
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