Kitchen chairs need seats redone
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I bought these at Goodwill at half price. I got all three for $12! I love the like wood as it will match in my new kitchen. I need to do something with the seat on the one and underneath, the rungs are all chewed up. It looks like an animal used it as teething sticks. I know I will have to sand and Minwax the seats, but what is best to fixe the rungs?
6 answers
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I know @Operation Home Blog has done some good wood saves- maybe she can help??
Hannah V
on Sep 09, 2014
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You can use a autobody plastic on the rungs. This two part epoxy comes in a can with a liquid hardener. First sand the chair carefully where the damage is located and remove the dust. Then mix a golf ball size of the putty using a piece of cardboard and a plastic putty knife. Once the putty is mixed carefully apply this to the chair rungs to fill in the holes. In about 5 min the material will begin to harden. As it does use a cheese grater file and remove some of the excess material to reshape the rung. After about 20 min use a 80 grit sand paper and reshape the plastic until the holes are sanded smooth, filled with the plastic filler. Let dry a few more hours and prime and paint. You will never know that there was damage.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Sep 10, 2014
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I really am not into epoxy. Would it be ok if I just used regular wood putty?
Shirley Kalinosky
on Sep 14, 2014
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Wood putty is not really as strong. Depending on how deep the marks are you can always try it, but the auto filler really works great and is really easy to use. Small quart can will go a long way. Its also great for filling holes and rotted out wood on outside trim.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Sep 15, 2014
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Thanks for the answer. After I get them sanded, I will see just how badly the rungs are and decide then what to do. I may wait until Spring, as we aren't moving until maybe next May.
Shirley Kalinosky
on Sep 15, 2014
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Hmmm... I'm having trouble telling the extent of the damage from the pics, but I'll do what I can. For the more minor imperfections, you can use a product like Restore-A-Finish to help camouflage the scratches, but the more deeply gouged areas are a bit more tricky. You can try stripping the chair with chemical stripper and then sanding to help even the playing field between the damaged and not damaged parts, and then restain/finish the chair. You would still probably see the damage, though, so it may not be worth the effort. If the gouges are deep, you may be better off using wood filler, sanding until smooth and then painting the legs a contrasting color. They have stainable wood filler out there, but in my experience, they usually don't take the stain the same as the wood. I've seen chairs like these with stained tops and white legs and they look absolutely darling.
Operation Home Blog
on Sep 24, 2014
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