We're selling soon and are therefore tidying up the place. The kitchen is looking good except for the carcasses.
They're late 1980s/early 1990s board (not sure what the correct term is (melamine faced chipboard?), but it's the sort that blows when water gets in behind the facing material). Guess what? Steam has got in above the hob where the facing strip on the bottom of the side board of the carcass has peeled away a bit.
This has led to:
(a) A raised ridge of ~5mm along the full length of the unit (b) A 10*3mm chip in that ridge
Does anyone know how to fix this? My current plan is to fill the chip with woodfiller. Prime the filler and then, to get everything to blend in, paint with International melamine kitchen cupboard paint.
I thought about sanding the ridge down level with the rest of the carcass, but I can just see that going pear shaped. Am I wrong there? I'd like to do a decent job, or at least as decent as you can without replacing.
Thanks.