Repair Chipped Vinyl Wood Veneer

How to fix a chip on a laminated wood floor.

Repair chipped vinyl wood veneer.

Let the bondo wood filler dry and then sand it down. Sand the bondo down smooth. Follow the steps below to handle these complicated damages on wooden furniture. A veneer is a thin sheet of wood covering an underlayment that s commonly used in many pieces of commercially produced furniture today.

Because it s so thin it can be easily damaged in a move or as a result of an accident. Cracked or broken veneer. Chips may also occur. This video is about how to repair wooden veneer like a pro.

Cracked broken or chipped veneer requires some additional effort such as finding a patch to match the surrounding surface. Laminated wood floor is subject to developing small cracks over time and the cracks provide opportunities for chips to occur. How to fix chipped wood furniture. I give my pieces a really good once over and make sure i remove it all.

Scuff sand the damaged wood and right around the damaged area for the best results. Mix up a small batch of bondo wood filler and spread it over the chipped veneer. The family handyman expert kevin southwick will show you how to make a perfect patch using quickwood to repair damaged veneer. How to fix chipped veneer.

Apply a second coat of bondo or fill in small imperfections with wood filler. When furniture will be painted lots of folks myself included remove the veneer entirely or patch it with a filler product and paint over it here s an example of how to do it. It s very common for antique and vintage furniture to have missing chipped or peeling veneer. If the veneer has a lot of wood grain in it add some wood grain lines to your bondo.

Let the bondo dry for at least 30 minutes. Fixing a chipped piece of veneer isn t as hard as you think. Glue down or remove all of the loose veneer. However broken chipped and cracked wood veneer can be repaired with the right tools and a little knowledge.

It can be a great solution for painted pieces but not so much for those that will be left in their natural wood. Use gel stain to stain the bondo wood filler. Mix up bondo and quickly spread it over the missing veneer. If the veneer is lifted and cracked but not broken completely through it can be reglued.