Randi Needs Help...
ContentWhat? What's this? An update? After about ten years?!
No, sorry.
I have a question for all my darling brainiac friends..
I bought these two huge bookcases at a flea market yesterday, and they are *beautiful*. I loved them right away. I paid two hundred dollars for both of them. They're each seven feet tall, and about 3-4 feet wide.
I got them all the way home and was about to unload them when I noticed a piece the wood on the bottom of one was swollen, like it had sat in a liquid for a long time and was set into the wood, and part of the bottom was starting to split/crack.
I'm worried the wood is already ruined, but I don't want it to get worse. Is there like a finish I can buy to stop the decaying, or slow it down?
It's either plywood or pine... because the pieces weren't that heavy, and oak wouldn't soak like that...
I love these bookcases, and I want them to last. ._. Anyone have any idears? Thanks!
Devious Comments
You'll want to apply Bondo to the areas and then sand it down after it's dried. It's used for repairing automobile finishes, but is said to help in these cases. Probably need to apply several times and sand again, then paint over it.
Personally, I would remove the rotted areas COMPLETELY. (If it's decaying, it's a fungus! Fungus spreads.) Then take a piece of the good wood out, just a small sample. Go to your nearest hardware store and match it as closely as possible. Cut to closely match the way you removed the rotted area and attach with wood glue. Wood glue bonds to wood but NOT to itself so you should only use a very little bit. And the wood might need to be held in place as the glue dries. Patch up any, and all, gaps with wood putty. Don't flop it all in there but layer it gradually. Sometimes it might expand or collapse, so knowing what you're working with is less annoying than waiting for results. Overdoing it is best than using not enough, and you can easily sand away excess to make it appear seamless. Finish cutting the wood/adding on to it/and sanding until it matches the design as close as possible. Find a paint to match.
Lastly, you might want to put a clear finish on it for both options. 8D
...I don't know any other ways around it other than those two.
Sorry Raaaandi.. I know nothing but felt like reading to see what's going on.. D: I'm not really intelligent with anything that isn't school related.
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If either of the above apply, you'll need a wood restore. Check to see who you can find that would redo this professionally, a furniture store that specializes in wood restoration would do well, and see what they would suggest. Also, depending on how bad the damage is, you may just be able to get away with just beeswax.
Briwax Natural Creamed Beeswax is an effing GODSEND, if it's on unfinished wood. We have pine furniture that was handmade, so we wouldn't just use anything.
Hope that helps. <3
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