Poor finish on cabinets.

[JohnDar]

Hard to know if HL's cabinet supplier made a change to the finish and when, but it seems to be between the 2011 and 2012 MY's. This is all supposition on my part.

 

[IAMAHAPPYCAMPER]

Our cabinets are the "Colonial" style units - I think some might call this "Pecan". We're only 2 adults and take care of the kitchen (in particular) wiping up etc., but, after a while the units did look "used". I tried a few things, including, the dealer, Heartland, and custom cabinet makers- not one could match exactly or could furnish a small can of touch-up liquid (call it stain). BUT,lol, thanks to my brother-in-law, I was able to refinish and touch up marks, nicks, and weared spots. The remedy? SHOEPOLISH!!! and it not only covers up but being a wax, it does a fair job of sealing. The way to do it is a clean dry cloth, apply on the affected area, and with ANOTHER clean cloth, lightly rub the applied section. It works fine for me and I hope anyone looking to improve the looks of their cabinets will fell the same way. BTW, in my case, I used a "Dark Brown" shoe polish, not a liquid, but the small round tin. Good Luck.

 

[cookie]

Wow, shoe polish, I would never have thought that.
Thanks for the tip.

Peace
Dave

 

[Birchwood]

We have a 2013 BC and our cabinets are doing the same thing. It looks as if the stain just dried on the surface of the wood and is flaking off.

Heartland has a serious issue here!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JohnDar]

Re: Update-Poor finish on cabinets.

If nothing else, the shoe polish would lend a degree of moisture protection to the surface. Did HL ever divulge the actual finish type/product that was used?