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Have you tried online?m in the UK they are easy to get. They are called 'laminate edging strips'.

edited to add This link. It's a U.S. Site

I wouldn't use plastic laminate for this repair. Strip the front edge and chipped pieces off and fill the particle board edges and voids with Bondo. Sand to flush and paint. It will look and perform much better than a laminate seam.

Painting laminate is a waste of money and effort. Especially with such a poor substrate to start with. Buy a few off the shelf blanks from any box store, cut to size, and install new. You can do most kitchens for under $300. And it will last for years. Not minutes.

Sophie "Shelf Blanks"?

"off the shelf" blanks. meaning the standards width lengths of laminate countertop that most big box stores stock. They are very economical, and should be easy to install. Sophie was suggesting that you forget the painting and simply replace with new laminate that you like better.

I think Joe was just advocating painting the front edge , not the entire top ?

Filling/painting the front edge would be easier and cheaper than replacing the whole top for a DIYer , though replacement isn't a terribly complex undertaking.

If looking for a cheap and fast fix, the edge repair is way less than replacing all the tops. Replacement may be a good value, but not faster or cheaper for the DIYer.

"I think Joe was just advocating painting the front edge , not the entire top ?"

No, you can paint the whole top. I've seen it done. It's nothing I'd do, but its better than chipped laminate. It's within the capability of any DIYer, unlike top replacement, even with the prefabricated blanks.

Know you can, but.......The Borgs sell a paint kit to do just that.

Wouldn't advocate it either, but painting the edge doesn't have that many drawbacks. That's why I thought maybe you were just recommending doing just the edge.