Quick and Easy Furniture Repair | Wood Damage

This french provincial dresser had a few issue. The biggest one was the obvious wood damage on the back legs. The thick wood veneer had been broken off leaving a large gap about 1/4 in deep.

The Bondo comes as a kit and has two products that are combined to make it activate. Without the cream hardener, the Bondo will not harden. It started out very thin when I first mixed the two ingredients, but quickly began to thicken shortly after. You will want to work quickly with the application.

First off, this stuff has a very strong odor so I was careful to work in a well ventilated area. I mixed the Bondo as per the directions on the package. It was easy to mix and turned a pink color after mixing.

There's nothing magical or special about the application. I just smoothed it on with a wood craft stick and applied it thick just above the level needed to match the wood. The Bondo was dry after about an hour and was ready for sanding. The furniture repair project was coming along nicely. 

Sanding the Bondo was quick and easy with my Orbital Sander but I could have easily sanded it by hand as well. I used a 180 grit sandpaper to start with and finished with a 220 grit for a super smooth finish.

From start to finish it took me about an hour to do this wood furniture repair. Using Bondo to repair wood damage was super easy and I'll be using this product again. I wished all my project were this easy to fix. I'm sure this won't be the last.

Thanks for joining me today. May all your furniture repairs be this easy. Happy Painting!

xo, Do