Best way to plane melamine chipboard

[ZACCCC]

I'm using chipboard from an old kitchen unit to box in exposed pipework in my bathroom. My measuring was pretty spot on but then I found that near the floor the wall goes out of true and therefore is not quite perpendicular. I tried to plane the edge of the melamine chipboard to make it fit snug to the wall but it's as hard as hell. Admittedly, the plane I'm using is a cheap one and probably not up the job but is there an easier way to do it? Thanks.

 

[footprints]

Belt sander!
Remember to wear a mask too.

 

[Burnerman]

Chipboard isn't the best material to plane, and melamine even less. Usually we would score through the melamine with a sharp stanley knife and then plane down to that line.
Either way, without a sharp plane you'll have a bad day, but don't try to take too much material off on one pass.
A belt sander is another option, but its easy to round things off!
John

 

[endecotp]

Jigsaw.

 

[ZACCCC]

Belt sander!
Remember to wear a mask too.

Thanks for that. Unfortunately I don't have a belt sander so I'll have to look at other options first.

 

[ZACCCC]

Chipboard isn't the best material to plane, and melamine even less. Usually we would score through the melamine with a sharp stanley knife and then plane down to that line.
Either way, without a sharp plane you'll have a bad day, but don't try to take too much material off on one pass.
A belt sander is another option, but its easy to round things off!
John

Thanks, I'll give the stanley knife a go.

 

[ZACCCC]

Jigsaw.

Thanks but a jigsaw would take too much off.

 

[footprints]

Go on treat yourself. You can never have too many power tools!