Freshly painted cabinet doors closing too closely

So recently I repainted our cabinets and installed new hardware including hinges and knobs. The cabinets have an inset. When I reinstalled the doors I found that after screwing in the new hinges the doors would be pushed exceptionally close together so that they rub against each other when opening or closing. It also requires us to close both doors at the same time to close both doors all the way. When I installed the doors I had installed them with the inset as close to the exterior cabinet as possible since I knew they would push in after being installed but it wasn’t far enough. What would be the best way to handle these doors? My first thought would be to sand those edges down and repaint them. I could try to reinstall the hinges but that would likely cause issues with the new holes overlapping the old ones. I know I could probably try to bend the hinges back slightly but I don’t want to risk breaking them. Any advice would be appreciated. submitted by /u/TheGameShark99 [link] [comments]

May 11, 2025 - 19:36

Freshly painted cabinet doors closing too closely

So recently I repainted our cabinets and installed new hardware including hinges and knobs. The cabinets have an inset. When I reinstalled the doors I found that after screwing in the new hinges the doors would be pushed exceptionally close together so that they rub against each other when opening or closing. It also requires us to close both doors at the same time to close both doors all the way.

When I installed the doors I had installed them with the inset as close to the exterior cabinet as possible since I knew they would push in after being installed but it wasn’t far enough.

What would be the best way to handle these doors? My first thought would be to sand those edges down and repaint them. I could try to reinstall the hinges but that would likely cause issues with the new holes overlapping the old ones. I know I could probably try to bend the hinges back slightly but I don’t want to risk breaking them.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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