Touching Up Your Cabinets
As careful as you may be, life happens. If you find a minor scratch or blemish on your cabinets, we can help you with a quick touch up to make it virtually disappear.
Touch-Up Kits
All orders of 10+ cabinets come with a touch-up kit to match the cabinet finish. You can also buy touch-up products on this site or through the store where you purchased your KraftMaid® cabinets.
Using a Touch-Up Pen
TOUCH-UP PENS MASK WORN EDGES, SCUFFS AND SCRATCHES.
- Evaluate the damaged area – is it repairable? How much touch-up will be required? Is professional help required? Proceed only if confident of skill level.
- Buff the damaged area, as well as the surrounding area, with a Scotch-Brite™ pad to achieve a blend of surface sheen. Example: Use the Scotch-Brite pad on the entire vertical member. (Be sure to practice first in an inconspicuous area.)
- Shake the touch-up pen vigorously with the cap on.
- Depress the pen’s felt tip on a piece of cardboard or scrap wood until the tip becomes saturated, but not dripping.
- Apply the touch-up liquid with light, even strokes, using your fingertip to blend.
- Allow to dry 1-2 minutes; if desired, spray with Clear Coat (available from your local KraftMaid retailer), or any commercially available clear polyurethane spray. We recommend a semi-gloss (35-40 sheen).
Using a Soft Fill Stick
FILL STICKS FILL COSMETIC DEFECTS LIKE NICKS, GOUGES, NAIL HOLES AND SMALL SCRATCHES.
- Evaluate the damaged area – is it repairable? How much touch-up will be required? Is professional help required? Proceed only if confident of skill level.
- Apply the fill with an even back-and-forth motion to completely fill in the damaged area. (Hint: For easier application, you may soften the fill stick by carefully heating the end over a small flame.)
- Gently remove excess fill by scraping with a plastic card and/or rubbing with a dry cloth.
- Apply grain marks if necessary with the touch-up pen.
- If desired, spray with Clear Coat or clear, semi-gloss (35-40 sheen) polyurethane to seal.
