Repair Chipped Laminated Wood Door

And even if you decide to paint often the difference in grain makes for a blotchy looking paint job.

Repair chipped laminated wood door.

Home improvement centers or flooring stores carry both items. Apply the putty to the chip and smooth it down to create a level surface. Clamp the glued and protected surface firmly with c clamps or hand screws for one to two days. Push the laminate into the glue and apply a heavy duty masking tape to the repair.

If it s not a match don t glue. A glue repair works best if you have a piece of veneer that s an exactfit and matches up with the existing grain. If you do it will be impossible to stain well super difficult. For veneer that has lifted away from the edge of the door for example insert the end of an emery board or a paper clip into the crack and scrape out as much deteriorated glue as possible.

Putty kits are for bigger chips. Then remove the clamps and the buffers and wax and polish the entire surface. Select a filler or. The putty will be in the same base color as your laminate countertop.

Using a flattened plastic straw blow any powdery glue dust out of the crack. Squirt a small amount of waterproof adhesive between the substrate and the laminate. Wrap this around the door to.