Wardrobe hinges

[Merlin5]

I've put a wardrobe together but two of the hinges won't stay fixed, they pop out. The 2 holes in the top of the left door and the two holes in the bottom right of the wardrobe (not door) have obviously lost their integrity. Is there a way to fix them?

Bottom right:

Top left:

 

[Merlin5]

Thanks for the replies guys. How does thst hinge repair plate work?

What about if I were to push rawl plugs in and cut them flush and then used wood glue or epoxy glue to hold the rawl plugs, would that be strong enough?

 

[Merlin5]

Thanks for all the replies. I think I'll try the easiest option, cocktail sticks and wood glue. I've watched a video. He puts glue on two sticks, pushes them into the screw holes and snaps off the excess sticks to make them flush. Let's it set hard and then screws into them.

I've got this 502 wood glue.

I've unscrewed the cap and it all looks fine and still very full of white glue, but the manufacture date is may 18 but it says shelf life 12 months from date of manufacture. Does that mean it won't stick and I need a new bottle?

 

[Merlin5]

So long as the glue is not like water or cheese its all good
But as we said epoxy the hinge into place is better
Try it with pva and wood sticks and see if it holds first if you like

Right, so to clarify, shall I coat the back of the hinge plate with epoxy, hold it to the wood surface till it's basically set and then do the pva and wood sticks?

Resin the whole thing in, you won’t get it out

https://www.toolstation.com/rawlplug-r-kem-ii-polyester-resin/p30268

That looks very interesting. From watching videos, it looks like I shoot the stuff into the threaded screwholes, screw the screws in to create the screw thread in the resin, wait for it to set hard, unscrew the screws and then screw the hinge bracket on?

 

[Merlin5]

Is it new? Send it back and say its faulty. Shouldnt destroy itself 5 mins after being out together. Obviously sub standard materials.

Not new no, I acquired it from family.

 

[Merlin5]

I would coat the large hole with resin/araldite.Fill screw holes with same
put hinge in place,squeeze out excess glue and clean ,insert screws.leave to dry/glue cured
This i would do for the door only and get some of those plates i mentioned earlier

Right, I can try that. I don't know which araldite product you mean, a glue or resin? How about epoxy? I've got some of that twin tube epoxy from Poundland, always seems to work well for me but maybe I need something better.

This would be a permanent fix, i.e, screws can't be unscrewed because they're glued in, right?
Alternatively, how about this?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/2819697730...6%26rvr_ts%3D6067b19f1720a9c963115c3cffdcaa8a


Good news is that I've fixed the bottom right carcass side panel. I bought a Hafele repair plate as you suggested.



Bad news is that I damaged the outside!



I don't get it, the screws are shorter than the width of the panel. Any suggestions for patching it? I won't see it that much but it's annoying once you know it's there. I do have the piece that broke off.

 

[Merlin5]

Did not know they have made a plate for the door
I think i would try that first before resin/epoxy
Shame about the screws coming through
You can `try`gluing piece back on with pva.Cover area with cling film or plastic bag then G-Clamp over piece untill dry
This `may`look ok or may look crap.If it ends up looking rubbish you could put a strip of tape of some sort(maybe same colour? )along the bottom to hide the holes like a plinth...sort of

Yeah, I think a little piece of something like white electrical tape might be the simplest way to cover it up. But I can't see how to push in those broken areas and make them flush without loosening off the screws a bit.

 

[Merlin5]

Always file down the screw point to avoid it coming through.

Yeah, will do that next time. Strange though, the cabinet is 15mm thick and the screws are shorter. Maybe over tightening with the electric screwdriver forced it too far.