How To Repair Laminate Furniture

Heat the area moving the heat source back and forth to prevent scorching.

How to repair laminate furniture.

Press the blistered area firmly with a medium hot iron. Wooden furniture generally comes in two types natural or laminated. Aim a heat gun or hair dryer at the portion of the laminate that has started to bubble up. If you do it will be impossible to stain well super difficult.

And even if you decide to paint often the difference in grain makes for a blotchy looking paint job. Apply a high quality latex primer to the furniture s surface. I know with veneer you can use wood putty but laminate is a bit trickier maude. If it s not a match don t glue.

To protect the surface set a sheet of wax paper and then a sheet of smooth cardboard on the surface and cover the cardboard with a clean cloth. Small blisters in veneer can usually be flattened with heat. First use a sample of your laminate flooring if you have one to find a touch up or repair kit in a matching color. I know this is a tall order but if one day you could do a tutorial about how to repair laminate furniture chips dents etc that would be fabulous.

Press the bubbled section down firmly using your gloved hand. A laminated piece of furniture uses a very thin covering of a different type of wood or particle board that is stained or finished to look like a more expensive or exotic type of wood. Start the repair by putting on utility gloves to ensure you don t burn yourself. If there are several blisters move the iron slowly and evenly back and forth.

Repair bubbled wood laminate veneer by flattening it after steaming the laminate material to get it pliable place a damp cloth over the bubbled blistered area. A glue repair works best if you have a piece of veneer that s an exactfit and matches up with the existing grain. February 27 2014 at 1 17 pm. Then cut a slit into the top of the bubble.

Look for primer at your local hardware or paint store. Press on the bubble to allow any excess air to escape through the slit.