![]() Then on one side, I peeled back the paper backing about six inches. I first cut a piece of veneer that was about 2 inches longer and 2 inches wider than the top of the cabinet. (No messing with messy adhesives and long drying times.) I use the kind that’s called “PSA-backed” because it comes with a super strong adhesive back, and it’s really simple to use. The brand of wood veneer that I have is called Wood-All, and it’s available through their Amazon store. It was a great suggestion, and it worked perfectly! So my mom remembered that I had a roll of wood veneer in my storage, and suggested that I use that directly on top of the laminate top. I thought about replacing the top completely with thick plywood, but try as I might, I couldn’t get this top off. It had been covered with laminate (with a seam right down the middle), and it was looking very rough. The body of the cabinet was wood, so I knew that it could be cleaned up and painted, and it would look great. Then apply two coats of hard furniture wax and buff the wood to a shine.Last week, I was tasked with turning this very rough-looking-but-potentially-pretty cabinet into something nice that my grandmother could use to place a little microwave on in her kitchen. As soon as the white spots disappear, stop rubbing and wipe the wood clean with a soft cloth. Check the surface frequently to make sure you aren't cutting too deep. Rottenstone is a fast-cutting abrasive, so rub very carefully. ![]() Mix the rottenstone and oil to a thin paste, and rub the paste gently over the stain, along the grain of the wood. If rubbing with ashes is not effective, go over the stained area with a mixture of rottenstone and linseed oil. Stubborn spots may require several applications. Rub the ash-oil paste over the stained area, along the grain of the wood, and then wipe the surface clean with a soft cloth. To make your own gentle abrasive, mix cigarette ashes to a paste with a few drops of vegetable oil, light mineral oil, or linseed oil. Gentle abrasives can be purchased from a home-supply store. If neither polishing nor alcohol treatment removes the white spots, the damaged finish must be treated with abrasives. Spot refinishing and the other basic restoration techniques mentioned in this article will help you keep your wooden furniture looking good despite any kind of extensive use. Wax the entire surface with hard paste wax, and polish it to a shine. ![]() Let the new finish dry for one to two days, and lightly buff the patched area with No. Apply a new coat of the same finish already on the surface - varnish, penetrating resin, shellac, or lacquer - over the newly stained area, feathering out the new finish into the surrounding old finish. 0000 steel wool, and wipe it clean with a tack cloth. Lightly buff the stained surface with No. Repeat this procedure until you're satisfied with the color then let the stain dry according to the manufacturer's instructions. If the color is too light, apply another coat of stain, wait 15 minutes, and wipe again. Let the stain set for 15 minutes and then wipe it off with a clean cloth. Apply the stain to the damaged area with an artists' brush or a clean cloth, covering the entire bare area. ![]() Test the stain on an inconspicuous unfinished part of the wood before working on the finished surface.īefore applying the stain, prepare the damaged area for finishing. You may have to mix stains to get a good match. To stain one area on a surface, use an oil-based stain that matches the surrounding stain.
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