PSA: my garage cabinet hinge broke mid Sunday and smashed a bottle of stain

I was reaching for a rag on Sunday and the hinge just snapped clean off the MDF door. The whole door fell forward and tipped over a quart of Minwax stain I had sitting on the shelf below. Spent 45 minutes scrubbing stain out of the concrete floor with mineral spirits and a stiff brush. Now I'm gonna replace all my cheap MDF cabinets with plywood ones before something else breaks. Anyone else have those plastic cabinet hinges fail out of nowhere?

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seanjohnson1mo ago

Are you sure plywood is actually better though? I've had cheap plywood cabinets warp on me just as fast as MDF, especially if any moisture sneaks in near a sink or basement wall... guess it depends on the build quality, not just the material. @angela_allen53 makes a good point about the MDF soaking up stain, but at least it's easy to cut and replace without fighting knots all day.

angela_allen531mo ago

And that MDF soaks up every drop of stain like a sponge, making cleanup even worse.