Glue down or remove all of the loose veneer.
Chipped wood furniture repair.
Continue rubbing walnuts over the affected area until the chip.
Let the bondo dry for at least 30 minutes.
A gouge sometimes has a slightly raised burr around its perimeter.
Fit the broken edges carefully together to make sure they match perfectly.
Then apply contact cement to both surfaces or spread carpenters glue on the base wood.
Gather a few scraps of cardboard and a straight edge i used an old medical card.
You can also use wood repair wax but doing so requires special tools and a certain amount of skill.
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 bondo and quickly spread it over the missing veneer.
Mix up a small batch of bondo wood filler and spread it over the chipped veneer.
Preparing the missing area.
Apply a coat of paste wax over the repair and the entire adjacent surface to impart an even sheen.
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.
This allows for a nice smooth foundation for your wood filler.
On the other hand almost anyone can accomplish a repair with resin filler without any specialized tools.
Use clear nail polish to fill in the.
Apply a second coat of bondo or fill in small imperfections with wood filler.
Small shallow chips can occur in the finish of the wood leaving the stain and the color intact.
Sand the bondo down smooth.
Let the bondo wood filler dry and then sand it down.
Clamp the mended area.
In this case you need only to repair the damaged finish.
Get ready for paint or refinishing.
Level it by sanding lightly with 600 grit paper.
How to fix chipped wood furniture.
Set the broken veneer carefully into place matching the edges exactly and press firmly to knit the broken edges together.
Today i want to show you how to use wood filler on chipped wood.
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.