I'm looking for suggestions on how to "mask" bad veneer on a dresser
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Cindy
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I have a customer who wants me to rescue this dresser. The top drawer has some chipped veneer and to be real honest....I don't want to learn how to repair veneer. I want some suggestions on covering/masking this flaw. The best part of the dresser is the curved drawers. I want to feature those somehow. I don't know what that green finish is but I do know I will be spending a lot of time removing it!!
9 answers
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I removed mine with a wet washcloth and a clothes iron. I had an old vanity with veneer on the top, I used the iron and damp washcloth to soften the glue and lifted it right off with a putty knife. Then i sanded and painted it. It came out beautifully. Good luck.
Kelly Crossway Foster
on Aug 11, 2014
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I have removed it once, tedious...also used Spackle to fill it in, sand and paint....wel-la!
Dawn
on Aug 11, 2014
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If you plan to paint over it, I would use wood filler if there's just a few small areas. I did this on a buffet and you can't even tell it was originally chipped. You just have to make sure you apply a couple of coats and sand down each one, and it turns out perfectly!
Kelly
on Aug 11, 2014
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I forgot to say that I applied wood glue to the edges of the chipped veneer so that it would stay down and not continue chipping. I waited for it to dry, then applied the wood filler. Hope this helps! Although, it sounds like you want to take it off entirely.
Kelly
on Aug 11, 2014
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We usually remove any loose bits of veneer, then fill with wood filler. A good sand and it's ready to paint, although you may need to use something over the filler to prevent bleedthrough depending on the paint and colour you are using. We have had pieces that ended up more filler than wood :-D
GR
on Aug 11, 2014
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I removed veneer from a couple of old pieces using hot water soaked clothes and a scraper. It's amazing how tight some of it is. In my case, I decided to remove all of it. Be sure to sand really well, to smooth things out no matter which method you use (it sounds like common sense but one of my early projects still feels 'bumpy" to me even though no one else ever noticed).
Cynthia H
on Aug 11, 2014
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Soak some old towels in water and leave these on top of the dresser overnight. The veneer should lift off easily as the wet towels should help loosen any glue. A good sand and you should be fine to continue as usual.
Carole
on Aug 11, 2014
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Use Bondo for furniture. Then sand and repaint!
Kathleen
on Nov 12, 2016
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You can take off what veneer is easier to come off..then use Bondo...yes the stuff you use for cars..and fill in where the veneer was. Smooth the bondo over , let it dry, then sand.. you can then paint.
Terra Gazelle
on Nov 18, 2016
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