The laminate sounds tricky. It sounds like some sort of plastic overlay. It may be a pain to strip. I would suspect that you could clean with TSP and used a good oil based primer and water based or oil based topcoat paint. It makes me nervous that you said it was vacuum formed on. It sounds like a possible disaster. Let me know what you think?

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I am contemplating getting it replaced altogether, maybe keep the doors and turn it into a cabinet (someday). i spoke to another carpenter locally and he had your exact feedback. It might be cheaper to have them changed compared to the damage and repair post-damage of an amateur enthusiast =)