I'm loving the fact that I finally have some extra time to get projects done around the house.
This little table was one of them.
This little table was one of them.
It's been sitting in our guest bedroom as a nightstand for years waiting for some TLC. Other
than a bad finish and a big chunk of the "pie crust" trim missing, it's in pretty good condition.
I could have had a woodworker make a replacement piece for the trim, but that would probably cost more than this little table is worth....so what did I do? I pulled out the ole' Bondo to sculpt a new section.
Bondo is an automotive body filler, but I have seen Bondo for wood. I haven't used that one, yet...but I am sure it's probably just as good. The only complaint that I have is that it has a really strong smell. Regardless, I LOVE this stuff and have done some pretty amazing restorations with it.
It's a two-parter...the base gets mixed with a hardener. Once mixed, there are only a very few minutes to work with it before it starts to harden.
After I roughed the area on the table with sandpaper, I slapped it on quickly. Overkill is o.k. since it
sands very easily and there really isn't much time to be neat.
I actually put a second layer on after this hardened to build it up.
Next was some sanding....and sanding....and a little more sanding.
...and some sculpting with a little more patching. Then a little more sanding and sculpting.
I basically used what I had to shape it - including my fingernails. Getting the lines straight was the most difficult part, and I literally did some of this with my eyes closed focusing on the curves with my touch.
This is what I ended up with. I will probably do a little more carving before I paint, but I think it looks pretty darn good! Paint will be going on tomorrow (before the Superbowl, of course!) and I'll share the after with you then.
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'til next time!
