I use soft close euro (invisible) hinges and small felt pads. Closure is completely silent and automatic. Impossible to slam closed too.

Soft close hinges, tinted glass fronts and shelves, automatic LED lighting makes an elegant jatoba door.

 

You have two threads for this topic. That's going to make it difficult for everyone to stay in sync.

Are you referring to bumpers specifically-the little stick-on silicone bumpers-or are you referring to soft-close hinges?

 

Mostly you won't see the bumpers…but for some kitchens, I tried to match the color of the cabinet to make them less visible. White cabinets get white felt bumpers. 90% of the time, I used the clear rubber bumpers, the small ones. They don't get noticed.

Upper cabinets doors I set them on the top of the door about 1" from the open edge (away from the hinge). Drawers, usually put one on each side of the drawer. Sometimes 4 total, if the drawer was really big.

My experience is that doors and drawers are generally not perfectly flat, and are not mounted perfectly in the cabinet, So one part of the door will touch before the other part. Ditto for drawer fronts. So I generally tried to locate the bumpers to compensate for these minor variances so that edges line up symmetrically as is possible. The closer to the hinge that the bumper is located, the sooner that bumper will hit the cabinet, and the further out from the cabinet the door will close.

Also, I carried extra thick bumpers, because sometimes the doors had warped enough that the little bumpers didn't prevent bumping. I think that the felt bumpers are more difficult to clean than the rubber ones, if that's a factor.

 

Skip the bumpers and use Soft close hinges

 

I just pick 'em up at HD, so I guess they're Everbilt brand?

I will use felt on some things and the little rubber/silicone ones on other projects. I don't get too crazy about this little detail…

 

Any of them will work, the issue is the adhesive.

There are tons of them out there but I stick with either Scotch or 3M's.

 

Soft close hinges don't negate the need for bumpers. Not only is there still some noise when they close, but more importantly, it maintains the reveal between the door and frame. By adjusting the hinge so that side of the door stands away from the frame the same distance as the thickness of the bumper, you get a nice, even look to the door.

Regarding thick bumpers for warped doors, I sure hope you're dealing with someone else's doors. Mine are dead flat, every time. I ensure that by using a fixture that keeps it flat and square while the glue dries.

The ones I like are these. They are tiny, thin, and have a slight nipple in the center that softens closure even more.

 

I like these.
https://www.hafele.com/us/en/product/door-bumper-5.5-x-8-x-2.5-mm/000000a30003351a00030023/

 

Soft close hinges don t negate the need for bumpers. Not only is there still some noise when they close, but more importantly, it maintains the reveal between the door and frame. By adjusting the hinge so that side of the door stands away from the frame the same distance as the thickness of the bumper, you get a nice, even look to the door.

Regarding thick bumpers for warped doors, I sure hope you re dealing with someone else s doors. Mine are dead flat, every time. I ensure that by using a fixture that keeps it flat and square while the glue dries.

The ones I like are these. They are tiny, thin, and have a slight nipple in the center that softens closure even more.

- Rich

+1 i use the silicone ones also as a matter of fact i just ordered these same ones from amazon.

 

Back when I purchased cabinets (Booo! I know, should'a built my own 8^), they had door bumpers that had a habit of sticking to the door frames making them difficult to open (no door handles to grab).

These were sorta a rubber/foam style. When I replace them, it'll be felt all the way.

Soft close hinges would be my choice if I wasn't so cheap.

 

Some cone with the hinges when you order a case. Some are clear some are felt. There's a lot out there depending on who you buy from. The round felt bumpers are pretty common. If you have hinges that stick out pretty far you can pancake them to get a good fit…

 

Soft close hinges don t negate the need for bumpers. Not only is there still some noise when they close, but more importantly, it maintains the reveal between the door and frame. By adjusting the hinge so that side of the door stands away from the frame the same distance as the thickness of the bumper, you get a nice, even look to the door.

Regarding thick bumpers for warped doors, I sure hope you re dealing with someone else s doors. Mine are dead flat, every time. I ensure that by using a fixture that keeps it flat and square while the glue dries.

The ones I like are these. They are tiny, thin, and have a slight nipple in the center that softens closure even more.

- Rich

+1 i use the silicone ones also as a matter of fact i just ordered these same ones from amazon.

- pottz

I used amazon also, and ordered the exact same ones with the nipple, because, well, I like nipples. No seriously, thanks Righ and pottz. Thanks everyone for the help. I think the clear silicone nipple ones will work best for me, as my doors kind of already stand off the cabinets, and this should help level them, and with 0.2" standoff, I dont think the door will ever make contact with box again.

 

For my drinking glass cabinets that get used all the time, I added after market soft-close stops. Partly because because I have glass in the doors.

For everything else, I just used the silicone puppies, that are better applied with super glue, since EVERY last one In installed slid over time, until I added the drop of glue.