How to Repair a Corner Cabinet

Wash the cabinet with warm water and a several drops of liquid dish soap to remove debris and dirt from the surface. Wipe down the cabinet with a soft sponge to clean the dirt without scratching the cabinet. Dry the cabinet with a towel.

Fill in any small scratches in the cabinet with a wax pencil that matches the cabinet color.

Reattach any broken pieces of cabinet with an epoxy glue. Wipe away any excess epoxy with a rag before it hardens. Hold the piece in place for several minutes until the epoxy starts to dry.

Apply repair putty to any cracks or holes in the cabinet. Smooth the putty over the damaged areas with a putty knife or trowel. Once it dries, sand the putty down with fine sandpaper so it is even with the rest of the cabinet.

Add touch-up paint to the repaired areas to make them less noticeable. If the paint on the cabinet looks bad or is peeling overall, add primer to the entire cabinet with a paintbrush or sprayer, then repaint the cabinet.

Reattach the hinges if the cabinet door is loose by tightening the screws with a screwdriver. If you want new hinges, unscrew the hinges and drill new holes into the frame, or use bigger screws through the new hinges into the older holes to keep them tight. Dip broken toothpicks in glue and insert them into the screw holes as another option of handling stripped screws.