Chipped Wood Furniture Repair

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

Chipped wood furniture repair.

How to fix chipped wood furniture. Today i want to show you how to use wood filler on chipped wood. Fit the broken edges carefully together to make sure they match perfectly. You can also use wood repair wax but doing so requires special tools and a certain amount of skill.

Step 2 select wax stick photo by william wright. Sand the bondo down smooth. Continue rubbing walnuts over the affected area until the chip. Start by adding some sort of brace for the filler.

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. Small chips and dents we can mostly live with but large chunks of wood missing from some misshap just needs to be fixed. Level it by sanding lightly with 600 grit paper.

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 coat of paste wax over the repair and the entire adjacent surface to impart an even sheen. Get ready for paint or refinishing.

Gouges nicks and dings step 1 sand slightly to level wood photo by william wright. This allows for a nice smooth foundation for your wood filler. Mix up a small batch of bondo wood filler and spread it over the chipped veneer. A gouge sometimes has a slightly raised burr around its perimeter.

Mix up bondo and quickly spread it over the missing veneer. In this case you need only to repair the damaged finish. 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. Glue down or remove all of the loose veneer.

Gather a few scraps of cardboard and a straight edge i used an old medical card. Apply a second coat of bondo or fill in small imperfections with wood filler. Rub the chipped area of finished wood furniture with walnut meat rubbing in the direction of the grain to fill and mask the damage. Preparing the missing area.

Set the broken veneer carefully into place matching the edges exactly and press firmly to knit the broken edges together. Let the bondo dry for at least 30 minutes.