Chipped Wood Furniture Repair

Repair chips on wood surfaces and edges with polyester resin wood filler.

Chipped wood furniture repair.

Gouges nicks and dings step 1 sand slightly to level wood photo by william wright. Apply a second coat of bondo or fill in small imperfections with wood filler. A gouge sometimes has a slightly raised burr around its perimeter. Clamp the mended area.

Start by adding some sort of brace for the filler. Step 2 select wax stick photo by william wright. Rub the chipped area of finished wood furniture with walnut meat rubbing in the direction of the grain to fill and mask the damage. On the other hand almost anyone can accomplish a repair with resin filler without any specialized tools.

Gather a few scraps of cardboard and a straight edge i used an old medical card. Small shallow chips can occur in the finish of the wood leaving the stain and the color intact. How to fix chipped wood furniture. You can also use wood repair wax but doing so requires special tools and a certain amount of skill.

Mix up bondo and quickly spread it over the missing veneer. Let the bondo dry for at least 30 minutes. Today i want to show you how to use wood filler on chipped wood. Apply a coat of paste wax over the repair and the entire adjacent surface to impart an even sheen.

Preparing the missing area. Apply a small amount of vaseline to the top of your card or straight edge this helps the wood filler from sticking to the card and slide it under the damaged corner. Set the broken veneer carefully into place matching the edges exactly and press firmly to knit the broken edges together. Sand the bondo down smooth.

Get ready for paint or refinishing. Let the bondo wood filler dry and then sand it down. Use clear nail polish to fill in the. How to repair chipped veneer furniture and then stain it scuff sand the damaged wood and right around the damaged area for the best results.

Glue down or remove all of the loose veneer. Then apply contact cement to both surfaces or spread carpenters glue on the base wood. In this case you need only to repair the damaged finish. Small chips and dents we can mostly live with but large chunks of wood missing from some misshap just needs to be fixed.

Mix up a small batch of bondo wood filler and spread it over the chipped veneer. Fit the broken edges carefully together to make sure they match perfectly.