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As part of some restoration I need to fill in a gouge on the top of a fairly dark mahogany cabinet. Any words of wisdom about what to use for an unobtrusive result?
Clay
Filling in cabinet gouges
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Filling in cabinet gouges
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1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
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1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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Re: Filling in cabinet gouges
If it is a deep gouge, I use plastic wood. Allow it to dry thoroughly and carefully sand using 150 grit sandpaper. Work you way to 200 grit. I can never get stains with wood filler, so I paint it Testers hull red. I mix a little black until I get the desired color.Then I touch it up with Bullseye orange shellac, and feather it with my finger.
Good luck,
Harvey Kravitz
Good luck,
Harvey Kravitz
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Re: Filling in cabinet gouges
Hi,
I use a method close to Harvey's but I mix plastic wood of different colors to get as close as possible to the base color. I sand with 150 and than use a black grain filler to fill the sanding pattern to act as wood grain. I use oil based art paints the same that an artist uses mixed with a dryer. Once it has set up a bit I use a light spray of Deft semi gloss to seal. Once it has dried for a couple of days I use Mohawk toned lacquers to finial coat and I use 400 wet with oil to blend and level. A single coat of padded shellac is applied over that and we are done. Yah I know. But I just finished a top of a victor XVI that had a corner knocked off the upper right side and my worst critic (my Wife) could not figure out where the repair started and ended.
Abe
I use a method close to Harvey's but I mix plastic wood of different colors to get as close as possible to the base color. I sand with 150 and than use a black grain filler to fill the sanding pattern to act as wood grain. I use oil based art paints the same that an artist uses mixed with a dryer. Once it has set up a bit I use a light spray of Deft semi gloss to seal. Once it has dried for a couple of days I use Mohawk toned lacquers to finial coat and I use 400 wet with oil to blend and level. A single coat of padded shellac is applied over that and we are done. Yah I know. But I just finished a top of a victor XVI that had a corner knocked off the upper right side and my worst critic (my Wife) could not figure out where the repair started and ended.
Abe
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Re: Filling in cabinet gouges
Worst, or best?need4art wrote:Hi,
...my worst critic (my Wife).... Abe
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Re: Filling in cabinet gouges
Thanks guys!
Clay
Clay
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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Re: Filling in cabinet gouges
Well if it passes my wife's inspection than I am good to go-so she is my critic-and she must give a good review before it goes out of the studio-so depending... she is both the best and worst.
Abe
Abe