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Minerva worktop chip repair

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HowCanYouSay · 24/10/2024 07:01

I've a small chip in a Minerva kitchen worktop.

Is there a way to fill this myself? What do I use for this?

Thanks for any advice!

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LindaDawn · 24/10/2024 08:44

Interested in this as I have a small chip on my new quartz worktop.

Ariela · 24/10/2024 08:55

Not got your type of worktop, but I carefully mixed Humbrol matt paint with a bit of gloss using a few shades till I got the colour/texture right, and with a fine brush painted in a couple of chips on mine. Looks fine from a distance, and barely noticeable/not out of place that you'd notice close up, and nobody has ever commented on it (been over 5 years).

Depends how perfect you wanted as I imagine there are firms out there repair worktops professionally, but we were going to extend a bit and new kitchen, so didn't need to spend too much.

GasPanic · 24/10/2024 09:59

LindaDawn · 24/10/2024 08:44

Interested in this as I have a small chip on my new quartz worktop.

You can get chip repair kits for quartz.Google online.

Quartz is just a mix of resin and rock, so it is relatively easy to find a filler for the resin. The most difficult bit is getting it smooth and invisible afterwards.

I have not managed to chip the main worktop area. The vunerable bits seem to be the edges. If you crash something large against them it is easy to chip a small (almost invisible) piece off. You can't really see it but can feel it when you run over it with your finger.

I've done a couple of these but they are so small and invisble not really worth repairing. Maybe in a few years I might get a kit and repair them - I've kept an offcut that I can practice on.

LindaDawn · 24/10/2024 13:46

GasPanic · 24/10/2024 09:59

You can get chip repair kits for quartz.Google online.

Quartz is just a mix of resin and rock, so it is relatively easy to find a filler for the resin. The most difficult bit is getting it smooth and invisible afterwards.

I have not managed to chip the main worktop area. The vunerable bits seem to be the edges. If you crash something large against them it is easy to chip a small (almost invisible) piece off. You can't really see it but can feel it when you run over it with your finger.

I've done a couple of these but they are so small and invisble not really worth repairing. Maybe in a few years I might get a kit and repair them - I've kept an offcut that I can practice on.

Thank you so much. It’s a very small chip on the edge which you hardly notice but it’s annoying as it’s a brand new kitchen. I dropped a very small spice jar from the cupboard above. Got quotes online to repair it ranging from ver £200 - £300 not including VAT.

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