Chipped Wood Furniture Repair

Let the bondo wood filler dry and then sand it down.

Chipped wood furniture repair.

Then apply contact cement to both surfaces or spread carpenters glue on the base wood. You can also use wood repair wax but doing so requires special tools and a certain amount of skill. Apply a second coat of bondo or fill in small imperfections with wood filler. Let the bondo dry for at least 30 minutes.

Small shallow chips can occur in the finish of the wood leaving the stain and the color intact. 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. Today i want to show you how to use wood filler on chipped wood. 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. Gouges nicks and dings step 1 sand slightly to level wood photo by william wright. Fit the broken edges carefully together to make sure they match perfectly. How to fix chipped wood furniture.

Rub the chipped area of finished wood furniture with walnut meat rubbing in the direction of the grain to fill and mask the damage. Mix up bondo and quickly spread it over the missing veneer. Use clear nail polish to fill in the. Apply a coat of paste wax over the repair and the entire adjacent surface to impart an even sheen.

Mix up a small batch of bondo wood filler and spread it over the chipped veneer. 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. A gouge sometimes has a slightly raised burr around its perimeter. In this case you need only to repair the damaged finish.

Get ready for paint or refinishing. Glue down or remove all of the loose veneer. Small chips and dents we can mostly live with but large chunks of wood missing from some misshap just needs to be fixed. Gather a few scraps of cardboard and a straight edge i used an old medical card.

On the other hand almost anyone can accomplish a repair with resin filler without any specialized tools. This allows for a nice smooth foundation for your wood filler. Repair chips on wood surfaces and edges with polyester resin wood filler. Start by adding some sort of brace for the filler.

Preparing the missing area. Clamp the mended area.