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Furniture Repairing Dents |
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Dents are depressed layers of wood caused by hard impacts.
They can be raised back to original level by steam. Place
several layers of damp fabric or damp, brown
wrapping paper over the dent. Touch the fabric or paper
with a warm iron. The steamwill cause the wood fibers to
swell back into place. It may be necessary to repeat this
process until the dented area is level with the surface
around it. Allow the area to dry.
Since the steam opens the wood pores, sand the area
thoroughly to "repack" the grain. If you don't, the area
will absorb more stain and have an uneven color.
NOTE--Don't use this treatment on veneers. The steam can
soften the glue under the veneer and cause it to come
loose. Also, be careful when applying steam near joints
because the glue there can soften, also. When an impact
has been great enough to cut through the wood fibers,
steam and heat will not repair the damage. Fill the dent
with a wood filler to make it level. Follow directions on
the package. |
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