Andy Pratt
02-27-2008, 12:30 PM
I've been asked to do a job repairing damaged veneer on a kitchen cabinet. It's my first genuine woodworking job for someone I don't know, so I want to make sure I do a good job, and that I can give the lady an intelligent response when I speak with her.
The only information I have so far is that she "put tape on the side of the cabinet and messed it up, it must have been veneer" I'm assuming from this that some of the veneer peeled away with the tape when she removed it. I haven't worked with veneer much, so I've got two basic questions I wanted to ask:
1) Assuming the damage is more than a couple square inches, what's the best way to repair it. If I replace a portion I'm worried the seams will look obvious, if I replace the whole side I'm worried the cost will be prohibitive (cabinet removal, chance of further damage etc, my lack of tools/experience for veneer work).
2) For any areas that only have tape residue (that I'm not replacing) can I use a standard glue remover, like glue-gone, without discoloring the veneer? Any other products that would work (simple green?).
I haven't worked with veneer much before so I'm open to any advice you might have. I apologize for the lack of details/pics, but those will come after I talk to her, so I'm in a catch 22.
Thanks,
Andy
The only information I have so far is that she "put tape on the side of the cabinet and messed it up, it must have been veneer" I'm assuming from this that some of the veneer peeled away with the tape when she removed it. I haven't worked with veneer much, so I've got two basic questions I wanted to ask:
1) Assuming the damage is more than a couple square inches, what's the best way to repair it. If I replace a portion I'm worried the seams will look obvious, if I replace the whole side I'm worried the cost will be prohibitive (cabinet removal, chance of further damage etc, my lack of tools/experience for veneer work).
2) For any areas that only have tape residue (that I'm not replacing) can I use a standard glue remover, like glue-gone, without discoloring the veneer? Any other products that would work (simple green?).
I haven't worked with veneer much before so I'm open to any advice you might have. I apologize for the lack of details/pics, but those will come after I talk to her, so I'm in a catch 22.
Thanks,
Andy