Ever have a piece of furniture with ugly hardware or a missing piece? Sometimes antique or vintage pieces are impossible to find replacements for because of odd sizes. Other times you may find replacements, but they cost a fortune. Here’s a little tip on how to fill the holes and drill new ones. Using wood fill can be a quick easy fix, but when painted you will still notice where the old holes used to be. My video reveals the best way to fill those pesky holes.
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You are always a timely and abundant source of information!
Thank you
always just filled with wood puddy and you are right there was always an indention thank you
Hi there, I love your blog! Thank you for the information on replacing old hardware with new. Worked great for me!
I had a question on dings in furniture.
How do you fix some small and then some pretty bad dings? Craft knife, No.0000 steel wool and furniture patching wax?
THank you,
Jami
Since I do a lot of rustic and shabby styles that get heavily distressed I usually leave dings as is. If you are dealing with solid wood, not veener, you would just have to sand like crazy until you get down to the level of the ding. Start with 100 grit and finish with a very fine grit like 320. If you plan on painting the piece, rather than refinishing it, you could use light weight spackling to fill the hole. Just make sure to sand it until it’s perfectly smooth and prime it before your top coat.