Lynn Kasdorf
02-21-2010, 9:22 PM
I've dug myself into a hole here. A woman came to me with a repair job. It is a door from a built-in cabinet in her home. I don't know how she managed it, but it came to me all busted up, with the hings-side stile broken off with quite a bit of splintering.
I glued it back together with some success. However, I was clamping a splintered piece with a spring clamp, and it worked well until the dang thing slipped and gouged up the finish. This happened a couple times actually :eek:
So- I need to:
- fill in some hairline gaps
- touch up some visible glue lines
- fill in a gouge mark that went down to bare wood
- fill in a several scratches
- patch finish
Pics
HERE (http://s379.photobucket.com/albums/oo239/lkasdorf/cabinet_door_repair/)
I really don't think I need to refinish the whole thing- I'll never match the rest of the piece (which is still in her home). I'm not certain of the finish, but I suspect it is lacquer.
So- can anybody advise on techniques and materials? I've done some painstaking touchup and repair before, and I am pretty skilled at detail work.
I'm considering burn-in lacquer sticks and padding lacquer. Also, adding dye to lacquer and airbrushing may be involved. I've also been eyeing this: the "exact match" system (http://www.exactmatchwoodtouchup.com/)
Suggestions?
I glued it back together with some success. However, I was clamping a splintered piece with a spring clamp, and it worked well until the dang thing slipped and gouged up the finish. This happened a couple times actually :eek:
So- I need to:
- fill in some hairline gaps
- touch up some visible glue lines
- fill in a gouge mark that went down to bare wood
- fill in a several scratches
- patch finish
Pics
HERE (http://s379.photobucket.com/albums/oo239/lkasdorf/cabinet_door_repair/)
I really don't think I need to refinish the whole thing- I'll never match the rest of the piece (which is still in her home). I'm not certain of the finish, but I suspect it is lacquer.
So- can anybody advise on techniques and materials? I've done some painstaking touchup and repair before, and I am pretty skilled at detail work.
I'm considering burn-in lacquer sticks and padding lacquer. Also, adding dye to lacquer and airbrushing may be involved. I've also been eyeing this: the "exact match" system (http://www.exactmatchwoodtouchup.com/)
Suggestions?