It’s easier than you think to fix damaged furniture! Today we’re sharing how to fix chipped wood furniture, specifically, how to repair veneer before painting. But here’s a little secret, this trick works for SO MANY furniture repairs.
A lot of antique furniture was made with real wood that had blemishes on it. But it was made beautiful with a thin layer of expensive, pretty wood. That thin layer of wood is called veneer. The veneer was glued onto the less pretty wood to make the less pretty wood look like it was made of expensive wood. Fixing chipped wooden furniture is very simple but requires special skills and precautions which you have to make. Safety is first and far most important thing as fixing furniture requirements equipment which can seriously injure you. After following all the safety precautions you have to make a checklist on which you have to write-down all the steps. Fixing chipped furniture required time and efforts and if you are planing to use it on near event then it is best to hire furniture as sometimes fixing furniture takes much more time as expected. Rental furniture not only has great quality but it is also available in reasonable prices. This practice continues today with manufactured furniture, but today the wood under the veneer is often a manufactured (low quality) wood. Side Note: Wood veneer is different from laminate. You can tell the difference between laminate and wood veneer by the sheen, texture and how they look. Laminate is very slick, shiny and has no natural wood grain (because it’s basically plastic that has been made to look like wood!) Wood veneer has texture, and it isn’t as slick or shiny as laminate is. (Click here to see what you must do before you paint laminate furniture.) Over time the wood veneer can get water damage, or the glue holding the veneer to the wood can become brittle, creating the veneer to be loose. When the veneer is loose, it starts to lift away from the wood, making it easy for the veneer to chip and break. Here is a dresser that started to chip at the bottom. The veneer lifted and was easily broken off from the rest of veneer. I wanted to paint the dresser, but I didn’t want to leave the damage visible. This is such a common problem when painting or refinishing old furniture. But the fix is really pretty simple! How to Fix Chipped Wood Furniture Glue down or remove all of the loose veneer. Mix up Bondo and QUICKLY spread it over the missing veneer. Let the Bondo dry for at least 30 minutes. Sand the Bondo down smooth. Apply a second coat of Bondo or fill in small imperfections with wood filler. Get ready for paint or refinishing. Related Articles Just for sleeping on his kid’s bed a man throws his dog in the river
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