How easy and simple it is to repair a peeling edge on furniture with your own hands.

Now almost all the furniture in our houses is made of laminated chipboard, from shelves to kitchen sets.

The ends of such furniture are usually edged. to improve the appearance and protect the material from moisture.

But, unfortunately, very often it is the edge that becomes the weak link during operation.

Sometimes a slight mechanical stress is sufficient and the edge begins to peel off, opening the end face of the chipboard panel.

It doesn't look aesthetically pleasing, so it's better to make repairs.

Moreover, this can be done easily and simply in just a few minutes with your own hands. How? Consider below.

Very often, for finishing the ends of furniture is used melamine edging. It is a multi-layer paper impregnated with melamine resin.

This edge usually most of all causes problems.

It flakes off, bulges and can break off if repairs are not made in time.

There can be several ways to solve this problem.

It all depends on the integrity of the edge itself.

If it has just started to flake off and is not damaged

, then the repair will take a couple of minutes. A if the edge is deformed, it is better to replace it with a new one.

In this case, the main stage of edge repair will be the same.

I'll show you the process of edge repair using an old book table as an example.

His edge broke off over time, so the damaged area will have to be replaced.

To do this, using a clerical knife, I trim the uneven ends of the edge on both sides.

This edge is great for home furniture renovation.

Then I grab a new melamine edging that I bought in a hardware store.

Now you can proceed to the main stage of the repair.

To "reanimate" the peeled edge at the end of the furniture or stick a new one, you will need iron and a sheet of blank paper.

The sheet of paper should be clean so that no letters or other characters are printed on the edge.

The fact is that the edge initially has an adhesive layer.

If it peeled off, but at the same time intact, then it can be glued again on the "native" glue.

It will be enough to iron it through a sheet of paper with a hot iron for a few seconds.

When replacing an edge with a new one, it is glued in exactly the same way.