How do I fix chipped/damaged cabinet frame corner?
by Kristin
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Hi! Posting again about my cabinet project. I’ve been inspecting my cabinets getting ready to paint them and I’ve noticed areas on the corners of the cabinet frames that are damaged and rougher in texture than the rest. I’d like at least a decent finished look so I’m wondering how I can make these smoother prior to painting. Try and makeshift a corner with wood filler or some sort of putty? Try and sand it smoother?
Sanding and a little wood filler should smooth out that corner for you.
I understand that the damage is not from a pet...but perhaps this tutorial will help!
https://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/make-and-decorate/decorating/how-to-repair-wood-furniture-that-has-been-chewed-by-a-pet
Use wood filler.When dried sand with a sanding block so you don't round off the corners again. If you sand straight up then across with it you can maintain a sharp corner.
Sand the area well, then add wood filler to shape the corner back to square (maybe even extend it a bit) then after it has dried well, sand again to refine it to absolute squae. After painting, it'll look great and good as new!
Start by sanding the area where the damage and then use wood filler, Elmer's makes a good product (E861 Carpenter's Wood Filler or Elmer's ProBond Wood Filler)). Fill all the damage in and let dry. Then sand the area smooth, if you use an electric sander, the repair job will go much quicker.
Hello. If your corners are missing a significant amount of material or more structural repair might be desired.
Some people use Bondo but I prefer to use epoxy putty. This clay like putty cures and is hard and can withstand drilling and sanding. It will dry a light gray color. It can take primers or paint.
Epoxy putty’s can be found in many big box hardware stores in the plumbing department or other proprietary formulations in the wood stain department or RV areas. It is a valuable tool I use all the time for repairs around my house.
Thanks everyone! Much appreciated.
wood filler might work. Or sand them down smooth.
You will need to make a form. If you decide to use wood putty, make sure it is stained/color matched before you apply it. It doesn't take stain in my experience.
I think sanding will degrade the wood quickly.
I would sand them down to see what it then looks like and hopefully that solves the problem.
After you fix this look into corner protectors for you cabinets if you think this might occur again. These might not be the best looking but they do work.
https://www.amazon.com/corner-protectors-furniture/s?k=corner+protectors+for+furniture
Hello,
Yes you could do either of those, You could also plane it down and refinish or add a strip of "Rammin" timber to cover the edge and fill if necessary.
I would use Bondo and sand even. Bondo is a filler that gets very hard. You are going to paint the cabinets and it will not show.
Here's a post that might help https://www.littlehouseoffour.com/2018/05/how-to-repair-broken-corners-on-furniture.html
Fill with wood putty or Durham’s water putty then sand. If it’s just roughed up, a sanding will take care of it.
Hi Kristen, just use a fine sandpaper to to smooth out the rough looking edges, use a wood putty if the divots are really deep, let dry, prime and paint
If you are painting, then a hard wood filler will work to build the corner. If you are finishing with a stain or oil, then perhaps sand the corner to a round, soft , shape. Do the same on other end corner to match..
Lightly sand it then paint