I have to say you SI Readers are the best! I’m always learning something new from your furniture adventures, comments and tips you so generously share… thank you!
As a perfect example, here’s a great follow up to last weeks Quick Tip Tuesday on Furniture Repair – Bondo VS Wood Filler.
Janice from J. Monet’s Painted Creations saw last weeks tip and then shared how she fixed and filled this wood dresser’s ROUNDED furniture foot. Using DAP Plastic Wood along with some plastic wrap, she repaired this broken foot back into perfect shape.
Take a look….brilliant!
[box] I really love bringing pieces back from the dead. I am currently finishing up this piece, dresser turned tv console due to two missing drawers.
I was just looking back on this repair this morning and was so pleased with the outcome. Initially I bought bondo but was too afraid it would take too long for such a giant gap. Decided to do Dap Plastic Wood.
I first cleaned, then gouged the wood a bit with my metal scraper, globbed in the plastic wood, shaped with saran wrap. let dry and sanded smooth.
You can’t even tell it was missing such a large chunk and it dried with no shrinking and rock hard.
Janice S.[/box]
I’d love to hear some of your repair adventures so leave me a comment below. Or if you have any questions… ask away!
Catch last week’s Q-T-T here – and if YOU have any tips you’d like featured on the SI Quick-Tip-Tuesday-Series, feel free to send me an email!
Have an amazing day!
Denise x
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Little fixes like these are great to do yourself to save money and learn craft ! Thanks for sharing this information, you don’t need to go to a repair shop or buy new feet for your furniture when they crack. Just a little TLC and some DAP 🙂
I’m trying to create half a bun foot with this. Does anyone know how long it takes tovdry? After 6 hrs, it still feels pretty gooey in the seran wrap.
I think it really depends on how large the repair Kelly. If it’s a large part missing, I’ve applied it in a few layers to build it up so it dries faster. 🙂
This Quickwood Expoxy Putty also works amazing for filling large holes in wood and molding it to a certain pattern. I have matched up the design on a ornate mirror that was missing pieces and have even used it on outside projects. http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=20057&cat=1,190,42997
I have some antique pieces from my mother’s house that I would love to have restored. It’s important that the procedure is done correctly, and since I am not very handy myself, it might be a good idea to have it done professionally. That’s so neat that there is plastic wood that can fill holes and doesn’t even shrink when it’s dried.
I appreciate this information about furniture repair. It is good to know that one can shape plastic wood with saran wrap. Something else to consider would be to find all needed materials for a price within your budget to save you even more money.
My problem leg is french provincial. Big chunk gone off the front of one of them. I’m glad to have this method shown, so thanking you, but right now, don’t need it. That prov leg news fixing or the whole tall dresser is out of here. btw, i knew about plastic wood but didn’t think of filling such a large area with it…good to know for the future. Thanks to Janice, too!
I haven’t heard of plastic wood either, but will definitely consider it for a future project. Thanks for sharing Janice’s repair tip.
Denise, you always share the BEST stuff! 🙂 I am so glad Janice S. wrote in because I had never heard of plastic wood! I’m sold! lol THANK YOU!!!!!!
So glad you’ve been finding the tips helpful Christina… and happy Janice shared too! 🙂