Kitchen drawers damage

330d

I have had building work at my house for the past few months. The kitchen I wanted to keep so protected it putting some sheets over the units.

Today I took the sheets off and noticed some damage on the units.

Any idea what has caused this? Water damage?

 

Doozergirl

How long were they covered for?  

It probably does involve water somewhere along the line.  Maybe a wet sheet sitting against it or if it's cold where they are then condensation of some description if the air wasn't able to circulate.  

It's unusual, certainly.  

[Deleted User]

Hi,

ach, wee rub down and a light stain, be fine.

330d

Doozergirl said:

How long were they covered for?  

It probably does involve water somewhere along the line.  Maybe a wet sheet sitting against it or if it's cold where they are then condensation of some description if the air wasn't able to circulate.  

It's unusual, certainly.  

Around 6 months. 

330d

[Deleted User] said:

Hi,

ach, wee rub down and a light stain, be fine.

Will you not see the sanding marks though?

Bendy_House

It does look like 'water' damage, very likely condensation forming on it which couldn't evaporate due to the sheet preventing a proper air flow.

The good news is that the doors look like a nice 'Shaker' style, so ripe for painting your choice of colour.

Oops, sorry - you liked that shade of wood...? :-( 

330d

Bendy_House said:

It does look like 'water' damage, very likely condensation forming on it which couldn't evaporate due to the sheet preventing a proper air flow.

The good news is that the doors look like a nice 'Shaker' style, so ripe for painting your choice of colour.

Oops, sorry - you liked that shade of wood...? :-( 

Do you think the doors are restorable?

If I went with a company to spray? Does the paint chip or scratch easy?

Bendy_House

Totally restorable, 330. They look like solid timber frames, and the centre panels will almost certainly be veneer.

To get them back to their original finish could be tricky, as you'd need to work out what type of stain and/or finish was used, or else the repairs will come out a different shade.

There are specialist paints for kitchen units, and then should be easy to apply, durable, and wipe-downable. I think I'd be inclined to go that route - the handles appear to be a contemporary design, so would lend themselves to some bold fascia colours like dark greys and anthracite. They don't - to my taste - seem to go with the current wood finish?

You could have them sprayed, but this could also be DIYed, using the correct brushes - these paints will/should give an excellent finish.