How can I touch up scratches on my melamine kitchen cabinets please. They are emerald green. I can't find any crayons that match.
Hello @jenih
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us, and thanks for sharing your question about your melamine cabinet.
You do have the option of mixing the Waxstix repair sticks to create the colour that you need. But that will take a lot of trial and error.
Another option would be to bring one of your doors to the store and speak to the paint specialist and ask them to mix a sample pot and paint match the colour of your door. You can then use this paint to touch up the damage on your doors and panels. Please note that this is at best a temporary repair solution and you'll eventually need to replace the door with a new one when the damage becomes too pronounced.
If you need further assistance, please let us know.
Eric
Hi Eric,
Thank you for the welcome and the help, much appreciated. I presume that I would need to use a specific melamine paint? Normal paint won't adhere?
My apologies if I've misunderstood. I suggested regular paint on the condition that the damage was small and would only need minor touch-ups and not large sections to be repainted. If you are planning on painting say for example an entire edge of a door panel, it would need to be sanded down and a primer such as https://www.bunnings.com.au/dulux-1l-precision-white-maximum-strength-adhesion-primer_p1400848 is what I would suggest using on that surface before applying the standard paint on top. I would also suggest using enamel paint instead of regular paint if this is the type of repair you had in mind.
If the entire door has to painted, I suggest looking at using the Dulux Renovation Range as this is the recommended paint for laminated surfaces.
Using regular paint to repair very small chips will need to be touched from time to time as they eventually fade away and come off. But as I mentioned this is a temporary solution and not meant as a long-term fix.
