reinstalling kick plate on front of dishwasher

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swimmer_spe

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We have a wood kick plate that has fallen off of the dishwasher in our kitchen. What is the simplest way to reinstall it?
 

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Are there flat surfaces on the dishwasher front where this would mount? Is the wooden kick plate only as wide as the dishwasher? If you have a flat surface I'd install some self-stick velcro on both the kick plate and the dishwasher and stick it.
 

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That would work as well, maybe even better. Self stick velcro can sometimes stick to itself better than wood.
I just used the cheap flat 1.25 round magnets walmart sells in a pack and put a puddle of clear 5 minute epoxy and sat the magnet in it. Once in a while it will pop off if you kick it just right or hit it with the sweeper.
 
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