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Title: Cabinet/Wood repair advice wanted Post by: jaffo on October 22, 2014, 10:24:33 pm Hi everyone,
Not sure I'm posting in the right forum - if not, I apologize. So my recently acquired Gyruss cabinet has a nice chunk of wood missing on one side right below the T molding. Check out these pics: http://i.imgur.com/5uw8pH6.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/5uw8pH6.jpg) http://i.imgur.com/5rWWwJz.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/5rWWwJz.jpg) As you can see, there's a hole there. I was thinking I might clamp 2 pieces of plexi on either side and fill it with bondo (after removing the T molding, of course.) Then, after it hardens, sand it and cut a new groove for the replacement T-molding. I'm hoping to be able to preserve the art work on that side. It isn't in the greatest shape, but I don't want to make it worse than it is. I would appreciate any advice on this! Thanks! Title: Re: Cabinet/Wood repair advice wanted Post by: John's Arcade on October 23, 2014, 08:20:30 am Hi everyone, Not sure I'm posting in the right forum - if not, I apologize. So my recently acquired Gyruss cabinet has a nice chunk of wood missing on one side right below the T molding. Check out these pics: http://i.imgur.com/5uw8pH6.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/5uw8pH6.jpg) http://i.imgur.com/5rWWwJz.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/5rWWwJz.jpg) As you can see, there's a hole there. I was thinking I might clamp 2 pieces of plexi on either side and fill it with bondo (after removing the T molding, of course.) Then, after it hardens, sand it and cut a new groove for the replacement T-molding. I'm hoping to be able to preserve the art work on that side. It isn't in the greatest shape, but I don't want to make it worse than it is. I would appreciate any advice on this! Thanks! I can't really tell what's happening in those photos but it looks fillable with bondo. The secret to bondo, I have found, is to not use it to fill too big of a hole or gap. Fill those with wood first by glueing it in. Then sand that smooth then fill in the small voids and gaps and uneven edges with the bondo. |