March 11, 20178 yr Good Morning Friends, There are several ways to hide a sanded through spot in veneer and one is a sure proof way to do it. Can you think of how it is done?
March 11, 20178 yr plug it.. inlay... re-veneer.. bondo type filler fauxed to look original.. multiple colored wood fillers to faux original... colored hot putty sticks.. sub it to Keith... to get the faux... putt down a base of opaque paint or filler followed by padding with a bit of shellac and Mohawk Blend-all powders to get the color close to the wood, then use markers, filler sticks, tinted fillers and brushes to simulate grain. stain the piece and faux wood grain onto the bald spot using markers...
March 11, 20178 yr Sure proof would be to paint it, although subbing it to Keith sounds like a workable solution.
March 11, 20178 yr 3 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Sure proof would be to paint it, although subbing it to Keith sounds like a workable solution. I was thinking the same, but it can't be that simple. The furniture repair guys we had in to fix dings on cabinets before turning over a job,, would fill with a matched resin they put in hot, then paint in the grain. Seen it done on stained wood, but on a clear finish,it might get tough to do. Herb
March 12, 20178 yr Popular Post 1 hour ago, Dadio said: I was thinking the same, but it can't be that simple. The furniture repair guys we had in to fix dings on cabinets before turning over a job,, would fill with a matched resin they put in hot, then paint in the grain. Seen it done on stained wood, but on a clear finish,it might get tough to do. Herb Sounds like a burn-in stick. I've done a few of them. When I was doing full-time work, I'd do them just about every day. I think my record was over 100 in a day. Some companies make a background opaque aerosols that you spray on, then add graining with pigments and dyes, artists' brushes, pencils, special materials, pads, etc. Some times it looks great and sometimes you just can't beat the situation if there is a lot of depth and chatoyance to the wood, or if the light temperature changes over time (daylight, LED, fluorescent, incandescent) Best solution is to avoid the sand-through in the first place. P^7 = proper prior planning prevents pi$$-poor performance. I remember one job where the dog had chewed through all the molding around the base of a cabinet. Several layers of Bondo, followed by cutting and shaping the ogees, coves, fillets, etc. When I was done, the owner said I'd done a great job matching the color. That took 15 minutes, the other hour and a half was doing the profile.
March 12, 20178 yr If it was on counter top or reception desk we just had the millwork company laminate a new top over the damaged one. We had to do that too when the p-lam tops were damaged putting the edge banding on. My daughter in law who is an artist filled a hole in the oak wood laminate floor that the dog chewed clear to the subfloor , with bondo and she painted the grain in and put a clear coat on it and you have to get on your hands and knees to find it.
March 12, 20178 yr Like Keith, I've used the burn in sticks....a couple times. Unlike Keith, I found that I was no good at it. Those were just scratches in veneer. Not sure that process would be the best for larger blemishes like sand throughs.
March 12, 20178 yr 2 hours ago, kmealy said: Bad dog! Bad! SEE!!!! I tol'ja to sub it out to Keith...
March 13, 20178 yr Author Great replies by all and thank you for your support. Sorry to be so long replying my self.
March 19, 20178 yr On 3/11/2017 at 4:31 AM, Ralph Allen Jones said: Good Morning Friends, There are several ways to hide a sanded through spot in veneer and one is a sure proof way to do it. Can you think of how it is done? So what is the one sure way to do it? Herb
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