Table with water damage, need advice please.
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Marie
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while out junking, we found this huge coffee table. Its big as a dining table but has very short legs the height of a coffee table. The legs were removed so i grabbed them. But kept thinking about the table top as we drove away. So the next day we went back and got the table top. After getting it home it smelled like a damp basement. But it had rained the night before. Pretty sure they had it stored in damp basement though. On one corner of the table which we thought was solid wood had gotten wet for awhile and it looks like particle board coming apart. Is there anything i could buy to harden up the wood on that corner?
9 answers
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If it's particle board, nope nothing will help. Sorry MariaH
Sia@South 47th
on Jul 17, 2013
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i could swear it was solid wood. The lines and shape of the table is beautiful too.
Marie
on Jul 17, 2013
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You could try sanding it down and then use wood glue and clamps. ;)
Sia@South 47th
on Jul 17, 2013
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You can repair the damage with bondo then sand it and paint it.
Total Home Tile & Grout Repair and Remodels
on Jul 18, 2013
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BONDO huh? Where would i find this at? I truly think its worth saving. And thanks so much for your help.
Marie
on Jul 18, 2013
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First try using Mayonnaise to rub out the water stains. Then if that doesn't work, then strip it and refinish it. The stains are in the finish not in the wood.
Rich
on Jul 19, 2013
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I remember a trick my mother showed me many years ago. If you gently sand the wood and take care to keep all of the sanding particles, you then can mix the particles with enough varnish to make a paste (not to thick) and paint brush it back on. This will fill in the pieces and still match the exact color of the wood. Once you have applied the paste, gently clamp the area as close as possible without getting the clamp on the wet paste. By morning it should look like it did before the damage. We used this trick for filling in gaps between narrow oak flooring and parquet floors with beautiful results. It is a miracle worker on all furniture/floors, but takes practice to get it right. Good luck!
Therese C
on Jul 20, 2013
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thank you Therese, i was worried about how i was going to handle all the pieces of particle board.
Marie
on Jul 20, 2013
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@ Particle board? If it is Particle board, you can't save it. Solid wood is quite another story and can, with work be saved. You are saying Particle Board and Solid wood, hence the confusion luv.
Sia@South 47th
on Jul 20, 2013
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