Once damaged they keep wondering how to repair particle board cabinets.
Arcade cabinet water damage repair.
Sand the water damaged area with a medium grit sandpaper by hand or by using an electric sander until the spot is flush with the dry areas.
Step 3 vacuum or sweep up the sawdust created when sanding down the damaged particleboard.
Cabinets are moved frequently.
Cabinet are damaged by people moisture and the environment.
If you have a large area you may need to drill small holes into the wood to get the super glue into bigger areas.
I ve done what i refer to as skirting where i apply a 2 1 2 to 3 by 3 8 hardwood boarder around the damaged area too.
The materials quality and extent of the damage will determine if a cabinet can be saved.
This is due to many factors.
Either you will have to sand it or replace the damaged parts of the cabinet.
You will have two options.
After you ve taken care of the source of the damaging moisture and allowed the cabinet to dry out you can repair most structural damage with some carpenter s glue clamps and a few well placed.
One of most labor intensive projects for arcade collectors is cabinet restoration.
Cabinets are painted have artwork that can be damaged.
Determine the extent of the damage by using a moisture meter or thermal imaging camera.
The weakest of its kind and probably the cheapest as well.
Now waterproof and paint.
I 45 the corners for a nice finished look and then paint black or whatever color works.
Water beer and weather.
Finish sanding with a finer grit.
Just as another option for cleaning up repair a damaged base.
I was worried that this tactic wouldn t work because it would make the mdf fuzzy and not smooth and flat but it great.
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Most people use them and they are highly susceptible to water.
Once hardened you can sand back to the original thickness prime and paint.
Here are some tips for approaching a cabinet repair job.
May 13 2009 11 29 35 am great walk through i recently got about 14 arcade cabinets fully functional with board and monitor that have pretty horrible water damage at the base.
I have used this to repair water swollen wood with good results.
But you have to understand they are not real woods.
Cabinets are the largest piece of hardware.
If there is no visible damage there still may be water damage inside that needs to be.
