How to fill cabinet hole & install a new handle?

[shaz26]

hello everyone! i’m new to renovations here so please bear with me.

i need to fill these holes on my cabinet door, because i bought a new handle and theyre smaller than these.

whats the best way to fill these? the exterior of this cabinet door is very glossy and smooth (theyre even kinda reflective). so i’m not sure how to fill & repaint those!

if you could suggest any products (including sand paper etc cos i have nothing). that would be great! thank you so so much!

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @shaz26,

If you can fill the holes and drill new ones, I'd suggest using a Combination Square to mark the screw locations.

You can set the ruler to the distance from the edge of the cabinet door where you want your screws to go. Once the ruler is set, place your pencil in the groove at the end of the ruler and run the square along the edge of the door to mark a perfectly parallel line.

Put two lines across this parallel line to create a cross indicating the location to drill.

Do this on both the front and the back of the door. You can use the square to trace the line from the front of the door to the back of the door to ensure they line up perfectly.

Once the locations are marked, start drilling through the back of the door but stop after about 5mm. Change over to the front of the door and drill through. The holes will connect up and you will have perfectly lined up holes for your handles.

Let me know if you require any further explanation.

Jacob