I screwed up - help!

[The Jeep]

Hi peeps

I have assembled some MFI kitchen units, the finish of which is a light beech colour (i.e. on the doors and trim). However, I forgot to have the plain chipboard edge facing the front when I assembled them, which I now realise is necessary for applying the iron-on trim tape.

So, what I have is a finished brown edge showing at the front (brown being what I guess should be facing the rear).

Is there any way that I can still apply the tape to the smooth brown face? What if I sand it a bit then just attempt to iron on the trim, or should I use PVA adhesive, or is all lost?

Many thanks in advance for your helpful suggestions!

 

[Steve]

Where on the cabinets are we talking about? do you mean the edge that the door closes against? if so, i wouldn't think it matters what colour this is, i would expect this brown edge is supposed to face the front, and the unfinished edge on the back. When we did ours a few years ago, there was no need to iron on laminate for these edges, cabinets are usually finished in a generic beech or white colour anyway.

It you're really fussy (and your kitchen was supplied with enough laminate), then sure, give it a light sanding and iron on the laminate, but this is very time consuming for very little reward, and it might start to chip off after a few months of hitting it with pots and pans.

 

[The Jeep]

Thanks Crafty - yes, you are right about the edge I'm refering to. The kitchen came supplied with several rolls of this tape and I guess I was supposed to use it there, as when you open the cupboards now, you see 3 edges in brown and one in beech (the special decorative end panel).

I haven't yet brought this to my client's notice and maybe she'll be OK with it, but it does look, I think, like I got it wrong.

I might try the solution you suggest. but I agree, it may be a lot of work for little ultimate reward. I don't know why they didn't give the boards a neutral white finish on the edges!