Putting Glass In Cabinet Doors

Carefully insert your chosen glass into the frame pressing it firmly into place with caulk or securing with glass clips if glass rattles a dab of hot glue will do the trick.

Putting glass in cabinet doors.

A quick guide to installing glass in cabinet doors. This tutorial diagram is for replacing cabinet door panels with lexan glass. Insert glass and reassemble. Press the glass pane into the opening wiping away any excess silicone as you go.

Allow silicone to set up for a few hours before hanging the cabinet door. For glass you will need a silicone for glass as the one i purchased specified plastic. To find it go to the back of the store to the doors desk and tell them you want glass cut. Add a bead of silicone along the inside edge on the front side of the cabinet door.

The only product needed is some 100 silicone. This is the molding i used to hide the raw edges. Then label the doors and cabinet openings with painters tape numbering them to make re assembly easier. Use a trowel or putty knife to push the spikes on the points into the wood.

A couple aisles down there will be a glass cutting station that looks like this. Step 1 in installing glass inserts to kitchen cabinets is to remove cabinet doors placing existing hardware in a plastic bag. Drop the glass plexi in place on top adding trim molding. Apply silicone caulk to the inside perimeter of the door frame or screw in glass clips no farther than 12 inches apart.

For extra support add glazing push points to help secure the glass to the door.