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Randy Gillard
09-17-2006, 5:09 PM
I am building some storage units from melamine, and have experienced a few small chips near the edges that I would like to fill. I have never heard of or seen any filler specifically for that purpose, however.

Any suggestions?
John Lucas
09-17-2006, 5:26 PM
bondo autobody filler comes in a greyish white. I have used it successfully. Not a real match.
Dino Makropoulos
09-17-2006, 5:31 PM
Try the vinyl spackling.
Don't try the seam fill.

A magic marker may do the job.
Per Swenson
09-17-2006, 6:28 PM
Yeah!

Boy can I help you.

Try this stuff.

Impressed the heck outta me.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=46401&cat=1,190,42997

Per

PS

Even though our motto is "All Killer No Filler"
Randy Gillard
09-17-2006, 7:11 PM
Yeah!

Boy can I help you.

Try this stuff.

Impressed the heck outta me.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=46401&cat=1,190,42997

Per

PS

Even though our motto is "All Killer No Filler"

Great stuff! Will pick some up at earliest convenience.

Thanks
Roger Everett
09-17-2006, 9:02 PM
I worked in a shop for a while, making convention display booths. Part of what we did was template route stacks of odd shaped or sizes of malamine shelves and put T moulding on them. When I started there I asked one of thee guys what they had for a chipout, the guy said go over to the corner and get the heavy paint. Say what --huh-- what you mean the heavy paint. It was a can of semi-gloss acrylic in white, had been opened or left open so many times it was the consistancy of pancake batter, take a flat tooth pick or a sliver of wood and dip it in and dab it on and maybe smooth it out. When it dried you couldn't hardly find the chip-out, even if you rememered where it was.

Roger
Matt Meiser
09-17-2006, 9:25 PM
Great stuff! Will pick some up at earliest convenience.

Thanks

It looks like it has been discontinued and they only have the brown left. :(
Per Swenson
09-17-2006, 9:43 PM
Darn,

But don't give up.
This stuff was truly excellent.
I would give the good folks at lee valley a call to
see the status of the company. It is made , oh I forget, France or Australia
and has been around for years. I doubt they went out of business.

So if any SMC'ers from across the oceans have this product available,
Let us know, cause, I will stock up.

Per
Bob Lang
09-18-2006, 8:36 AM
Try "white out", the stuff for correcting typos.