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Author Topic: Fixing up chips and scratches on panels - Help!  (Read 2615 times)

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Fixing up chips and scratches on panels - Help!
« on: February 18, 2011, 08:39:25 am »
Hi Guys,

I recently bought a cocktail cabinet kit that looks like it came from mameroom.com (2nd handed) (ultimate cocktail cabinet II). Anyways UPS totally screwed up the kit and apparently dropped it a few times because every single panel has dings chips scraps in the top layer or finish. Some are deeper than others but most are just chips in the surface of the black vinyl or laminate finish that goes over the wood. My plan is to buy some black paint (which type...flat black?) and also by some filler (any recommendations on what kind?) I want to just fill in the areas, sand them down and then repaint them with the black paint. Is that pretty much the way to go with this? Can anyone recommend a technique, paint, filler that will work with wood? Some have chips on the corners which I'll need to really be careful with and use some type of filler and sand it down. Let me know your thoughs, I attached some pics for reference.

thanks
Jason

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Re: Fixing up chips and scratches on panels - Help!
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2011, 08:47:17 am »
If you contact mame room they will send you replacement panels

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Re: Fixing up chips and scratches on panels - Help!
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2011, 11:01:13 am »
If you cant get replacements, you could 'size down' the panel by millimeters using a router, and remove just enough material (uniformly) from the entire perimeter of the panel, and if the remaining slot is not deep enough for your t-mold, re slot...big PITA any way you go :cry:

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Re: Fixing up chips and scratches on panels - Help!
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2011, 11:05:13 am »
If you can't get replacement panels, you will have to fill and repaint the whole thing.  It will be impossible to match the paint.

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Re: Fixing up chips and scratches on panels - Help!
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2011, 01:50:46 am »
Bondo is an option if you don't mind doing a repaint.