I underestimated this cabinet project
My mother’s kitchen is in desperate need of a refresh. We are on a shoestring budget. I told her I would help her paint her cabinets. We disassembled half of the cabinets. There was definitely some water damage on a few of them that were in front of the sink. I was going to sand those down and build them back up with puddy. Not ideal, but better than what she currently has.
So we took everything apart, took the hardware off, cleaned with TSP substitute, and started sanding one of the doors. The finish wouldn’t budge. I changed to 80 grit sandpaper and still almost nothing would come off even with several passes. It’s pretty clear now that these cabinets are covered in laminate. There appears to be a thin wood veneer under the laminate, but I can’t get to it. There’s not much more I can do, is there?