Hot Weather Damage

[Speve]

Thanks everyone, I might have a go with a hairdryer and contact adhesive as I have nothing to lose, but as Northern Raider has said I think they will need recovering or replacing to do the job properly.
I will report back when I have succeeded or failed!

Have you considered replacing all the doors and drawers with perhaps painted finishes rather than laminates or even sanding and painting what you have there already

 

[62272]

How to Fix Peeling Thermofoil Cabinets

Thermofoil is a thin PVC coating used on inexpensive cabinets made of MDF. Thermofoil cabinets are subject to peeling, but they can be repaired.

www.thespruce.com

May be of interest?

 

[Mr Librium]

How to Fix Peeling Thermofoil Cabinets

Thermofoil is a thin PVC coating used on inexpensive cabinets made of MDF. Thermofoil cabinets are subject to peeling, but they can be repaired.

www.thespruce.com

May be of interest?

Yes, thanks.

 

[Minxy]

This unfortunately isn't edging trim , it's foil wrapped mdf . We used it a lot in the shopfitting company I worked for . It doesn't handle temperature change very well . And it goes hard and brittle. You may be able to warm it up and re glue it but when we had parts fail like that it usually required the whole sheet removed and redone.

That's why when we bought our rental bungalow we went for MDF sprayed doors rather than the popular shapely foil pvc ones, having had some cheap furniture in the past I knew it can peel badly and crack then you're stuffed.

 

[Northernraider]

That's why when we bought our rental bungalow we went for MDF sprayed doors rather than the popular shapely foil pvc ones, having had some cheap furniture in the past I knew it can peel badly and crack then you're stuffed.

Yeah mdf is much better painted than coated.

I'm surprised but this euramobil actually has real wooden doors and drawer fronts . It's only the base units etc that's laminated board.

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[Barryh]

This unfortunately isn't edging trim , it's foil wrapped mdf . We used it a lot in the shopfitting company I worked for . It doesn't handle temperature change very well . And it goes hard and brittle. You may be able to warm it up and re glue it but when we had parts fail like that it usually required the whole sheet removed and redone.

In 2013 we had a new home kitchen fitted with wrapped MDF. After a couple of years it started to delaminate. The bond between the wrap and MDF simply disappeared. We had bought the units direct from a supplier and eventually got the whole kitchen replaced FOC with a different style. According to the kitchen company delamination became an issue around 2013/14 as regulations demanded a more environmentally friendly glue, which unfortunately failed over time. The problem was fixed shortly after I believe.

 

[Northernraider]

In 2013 we had a new home kitchen fitted with wrapped MDF. After a couple of years it started to delaminate. The bond between the wrap and MDF simply disappeared. We had bought the units direct from a supplier and eventually got the whole kitchen replaced FOC with a different style. According to the kitchen company delamination became an issue around 2013/14 as regulations demanded a more environmentally friendly glue, which unfortunately failed over time. The problem was fixed shortly after I believe.

Its never been fixed as far as I'm aware. The problem with mdf is it isn't porous like wood ...so the glue doesn't penetrate it like it would on wood. It's also toxic so you can't sand it etc . When I left the shopfitting world it was still a big issue. Its fine if its used in a temperature stable environment but I wouldn't recommend it in a van

 

[steve69]

It happens on my Eldiss. It is 12 years old however and i think it's part of the ageing process. I just use UHU glue and find it sticks the peelings back down quite well.

 

[joe and sue]

In 2013 we had a new home kitchen fitted with wrapped MDF. After a couple of years it started to delaminate. The bond between the wrap and MDF simply disappeared. We had bought the units direct from a supplier and eventually got the whole kitchen replaced FOC with a different style. According to the kitchen company delamination became an issue around 2013/14 as regulations demanded a more environmentally friendly glue, which unfortunately failed over time. The problem was fixed shortly after I believe.

Nothing to do with the environment, it was so that if some "I%1o7" swallowed it they would not be poisoned !!
Whatever happened to common sense!!
My old MG handbook tells you how to maintain the car, a modern handbook tells you not to dring the battery contents
I rest my case

 

[Emmit]

I had the same issue on a couple of vans. It seems to be where the sun comes through the roof lights. I used PVA as I could not get any joy from the dealer or the manufacturer. I was told not to close the blinds on the roof lights as heat builds up. Just close the flyscreen to get some shade.

"I was told not to close the blinds on the roof lights as heat builds up."

Yes it does but the heat build up pales into insignificance compared to the heat created from direct sunlight.

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[steve69]

Nothing to do with the environment, it was so that if some "I%1o7" swallowed it they would not be poisoned !!
Whatever happened to common sense!!
My old MG handbook tells you how to maintain the car, a modern handbook tells you not to dring the battery contents
I rest my case

"Common sense" is what is being beaten out of the younger generation by 'elf 'n safety, don't you know.

 

[Northernraider]

"I was told not to close the blinds on the roof lights as heat builds up."

Yes it does but the heat build up pales into insignificance compared to the heat created from direct sunlight.

Just half close them . Problem solved

 

[cyberyacht]

Make some 'real hardwood' capping and add a bit of class to your van.