Help!! - Chipped Kitchen Worksurface

[PaulS]

Wondered if someone could help me. A client has a chip on his bathroom top and blamed it on me! I can't remember doing it and pretty sure its not me. Anyway I said i'd help him get it out. What are the best ways of getting a chip out of a white worktop?!
Never had to do it before!!

Please help someone!

Cheers

[Dave]

I gather it is a laminated top..?

[PaulS]

Yes, wood underneath, laminate top!

[Daz]

I'm not sure about chip removal, but I always ensure that I cover everything with dustsheets. I start at the front door with "stair runners" then all worktops, baths etc. I double layer dust sheets. I tape them down as well so that they can't slip off during the day.

Had one customer that I could tell was very worried about damage to her granite worktops, so I took progress photos showing that I had laid thick sheets of cardboard on top of the dust sheets, just in case.

Always protect yourself, so that the customer can't stitch you up.

Sorry I can't be any help but good luck in sorting it out.

[Dave]

I think the customer will want a new top.....he will always know that the chip repair is there.....it would be very hard to match colour + you can get worktop repair kits though..

But white will be dificult...

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[Dan]

You may find laminate floor repair kits work, and they'll suit high-traffic for any large amount of spuds that might roll around the top.

Joking aside though the laminate flooring stuff can be quite good. And you should be able to find a white, or near-to white in it. Though white has hundreds of shades (anybody who likes their cars a bit will know) and even if you got a white one you'll always be able to see it I think, certainly the customer will no doubt.

If it wasn't you for sure, stand your ground and say you will do your best but the best will be trying to get by with a laminate floor repair kit or whatever you find but tell the customer not to expect perfection sort of thing.

Good luck with that.

[Sir Ramic]

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[Grace'sDad]

This is going to sound stupid but bear with me.
I did something like this a while ago.
I cut a small piece of the laminate off the underside of the worktop, where it won't be seen and then trimmed it with a stanley blade to near-enough match the missing piece.
Fixed it in using a laminate repair kit from Howdens, cleaned up with some Isopropanol (included with the kit) and you really had to look hard to see it.

Worked for me anyway

[CJ]

Tipex

[beanz]

Speak to him about the repair options, and explain that it might still be visible. If he seems happy with that, fair enough. If not, i'd probably just replace the worktop. Expensive, but still cheaper than a bad reputation.