How to fix "puffed" particle board??

[cbmeeks]

I bought a Twin Eagle cab a while back and for the most part, it is in great shape cosmetically..

The worse part probably being the bottom front of the cab.  The wood (especially the corner) is "puffed" out...probably due to water damage.

How can I un-puff?  lol

here is a closeup:   http://signaldev.com/cab2/DSCF0008.JPG

I plan on repaiting the entire cab and make a MAME cab out of it.

Thanks.

Oh, and more pics can be seen at:  http://signaldev.com/cab2/

cb

[MonitorGuru]

Unfortunately... nothing.

Best you can do is plane it down, back fill with putty or bondo and repaint.

[DrewKaree]

tell it you aren't going to use it anymore.

"yeah, you think you're so smart, particle board, I ain't gonna use you next time...whaddaya think of that?  That'll fix ya!"  

sorry for the silliness.  Try this

use that piece as a template and cut a new piece of particle board and just replace that section.  You could try squashing it in a vise, but once it expands, it'll be weaker in that area for as long as you have it, even if you can squash it back to it's original thickness, and it'll be more "flakey" than particle board already is.

[Yoodaa]

I had exactly the same problem on mine. All I did was get out the power sander and sand the bad wood off. Its like rust on a car really. I had a lot of damage on the bottom (water damage). I simply sanded it all off, so I had some firm wood to work off, and screwed a new base plate to the bottom of the cabinet. It may leave some uneven edges, and "tear" but you can always fill it with putty and give it a really good power sand before painting.

Good luck with it all mate.

[brained]

Puff the Magic Dragon..
I have the same problem most people tell me to use my power sander and a Low grit sand paper. 32 grit or something like that

Then use bondo, drill small holes in the area for the bondo to stick
and voila!

[cbmeeks]

thanks guys.


I did have the idea of sanding it down.

I will probably sand it down, bondo it, and I thought about putting some trim on it...like maybe "kick guards" or something.  That would hide a lot of defects.

cb

[Lilwolf]

You might also want to ask how hard it would be to cut a replacement.

Some boards aren't all that hard to remove / replace.  And the end product will probably be nicer.

Also wood filler isnt' all that cheap...  So if you would have to fill 1/3 of the wood... its probably worth seeing if you can remove it and use it as a template instead.

[MAME nut]

I simply cut 1 1/2" off the bottom of mine, attached a new bottom piece,  then put on wheels to make up for the difference....it looks great....and I RECOMMEND WHEELS FOR EVERYONE!!!