How to repair and refinish antique veneer?
I was gifted an old table that has not been taken care of. There are areas of stains (coffee and water) in the top veneer. There are other areas where the veneer is cracked and a few where the veneer has been lost. How can I bring this beauty back to life? To make matters more difficult there is a diamond pattern in the veneer. Thank you.
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Pauley Girl
Here is some info for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff12YsoYYVw
https://salvagedinspirations.com/how-to-fix-peeling-or-chipped-veneer/
Here is a good tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiBY5CWIgqg
Some help from other Hometalkers
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=veneer%20repair
How to Refinish Wood Veneer Furniture
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-refinish-wood-veneer-furniture
If you want you could take all the veneer off totaly by hosing down the top real good let the water sit on top and the wood veneer will bubble up and you just pull it off and wipe all the glue off and re finish the top
Maybe this information will help:
https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/home-diy/projects/how-to-repair-wooden-furniture-veneer.htm
You could try to patch the veneer with wood putty. If you go this route, make sure it is stained to match before applying.
Another option is to remove it but since there is a diamond pattern you may not want to do this.
A third option is to keep only a small area of the veneer that is in good shape, removing the rest.
Finally, you could just clean it up well with denatured alcohol and then seal it with a poly or varnish. Preserve the chips and cracks, gluing them down first if there are any places it is coming loose. This will showcase all the life it has endured while giving it new life. You can also add a glass top to further preserve it. Hardware stores that cut glass for window replacements would probably be your best bet for that. Or try and find plastic/plexi and cut to fit.
You can remove it using a heat gun and then replace
You may have to remove all the veneer and re finish. What type of wood is under the veneer?
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