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Where to get replacement parts like rollers and hinges for metal kitchen cabinets?

Posted by: Pam Kueber • July 25, 2008

Hey Pam,

I am building a new house and I am doing a 50′s theme kitchen. I have a 60″ Beauty Queen sink base cabinet that needs to be restored. I am trying to find some replacement plastic rollers for the drawers and some new hinge springs as well as the rubber bump stops for the doors. Thanks, John

Hey John, thanks for the question. Sorry, but am not a hardware person – and man, do I get a lot of questions just like this one. Fortunately, among Retro Renovation Readers we have many bright lights, so Readers: Any idea where John can look for itsy bitsy replacement parts?

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Joe Simmons says:

February 28, 2009 at 3:38 am

John,

Did you ever find replacement rollors for your 50′s metal cabinet. I have a similar cabinet problem in a 50′s kitchen

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NitaD says:

January 18, 2011 at 2:26 pm

If anybody has found a solution to this problem, I’d love to hear it! I have a wall full of stainless Sears & Roebuck cabinets and drawers and the rollers for the drawers aren’t in the best shape… Neither are some of the hinges on the cabinets…

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- pam kueber says:
  
  January 18, 2011 at 3:50 pm
  
  nita, i have an FAQ on this… A: no EZ solution
  
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