Most modern furniture made from chipboard. The weak part of this material is the poor retention of screws. As a result, door hinges often break out. To install the loop back, you can use several methods to restore the damaged area using a variety of materials.
Method 1: Mortise furniture nut and screw
If the hole did not fall out with chips when the self-tapping screw came off, you can drill it out and screw a furniture nut into it.
After this, the loop is installed on a screw instead of a self-tapping screw. This method is significantly stronger, since the mortise nuts have a larger grip area and therefore hold better.
Method 2: Dowel and screw
Instead of a mortise nut, you can use a wooden dowel. A hole is drilled under it and it is glued with wood glue.
The protruding part of the dowel is cut off. After the glue has dried, a hole is drilled in it for the self-tapping screw and the hinge is installed back.
Method 3: Cold welding for chipboard and self-tapping screw
If, when the loop breaks, part of the chipboard is torn out, then the lost surface can be restored by cold welding.
You need to fill the hole with it, and while it is fresh, tighten it and remove the screw. After the weld has set, it is twisted back into a loop.
Method 4: Epoxy glue and pin
You can pour epoxy glue into the hole from the torn screw and screw the pin into it.
This can be done by cutting off the head of the bolt. To be able to rotate it with a screwdriver, you need to make a longitudinal cut at the end.
After the glue hardens, the loop is put on the pin and tightened with a nut.
Method 5: Cold welding and screw
If the hole from the self-tapping screw is badly torn, it can be repaired by cold welding for chipboard. In this case, along with welding, you need to insert a bolt or screw with the head down. After the weld has solidified, a loop and nut are installed on top. If part of the weld is visible behind the loop, then it can be painted over.
Method 6: Through Bolt
To repair a cabinet whose side is not visible, you can drill a blind hole from a self-tapping screw all the way through. It is countersunk from the outside and a screw or bolt is inserted into it.
Then a loop is put on from the inside and secured with a nut. If there is a decorative plug, it can be installed on top of the cap on the outside.
Method 7: Cotton wool and wood glue
When the torn self-tapping screw comes out neatly, without leaving a wide crater, the hole can be drilled out a little.
Then cotton wool mixed with wood glue or regular PVA is pressed into it.
When the mixture dries, you can screw the screw into it.
