A chip of the cabinet - how to fix?

[Richardgregory]

I picked up an old cabinet, and part of the bottom rounded corner is chipped off (I say a good inch and a half).  The material is not MDF, but of a particle board consistency, so it's very rough.

Does anyone have any advice what I can do to "insert" a corner to the piece that is missing?

Thanks

[JDFan]

Bondo !! -- just fill in the area and let dry then sand down and reapply if needed till you get a smooth fill

[knave]

Bondo +1...

[macattack]

Bondo

Or wood glue and sawdust .


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[Richardgregory]

Dumb question but do they actually sell sawdust?   

[JDFan]

Dumb question but do they actually sell sawdust?   

Usually you just use a scrap piece of MDF to cut with a circular or table saw and you'll make plenty of sawdust to collect and use !

[knave]

If it is a small piece you can use JB-Weld, I had pretty good luck using foil to sandwich the piece between two other boards to provide clean lines...then when its dry remove the boards, only the foil sticks, sand it off and paint...good as new with a sharp corner.

[a1pharm]

Use glue and sawdust first (it's cheap/free).  Here's how to make the good stuff:

Use a scrap piece of cardboard or wood as your "mixing" surface (make sure it's 6" x 6" or greater if you need to make more than a few tablespoons of this stuff)

Gather a small handful of sawdust (preferably collected from the type of wood you'll be applying it to) and put that in the top left corner of the mixing surface.

Put 1-3 teaspoons (estimate - don't ruin your wife's/GF's/mothers/etc. measuring spoons) of wood glue (not gorilla glue) in the middle of the mixing surface.

Wear gloves, unless you don't mind staining your fingers for a few days

Sprinkle the sawdust, a little at a time, on top of the glue, until it is covered with a light sawdust coating

Use a plastic knife (like what you find at cook outs, picnics, etc.) to mix the glue/dust mixture.

Continue to add dust a little at a time, and mix thoroughly before adding more

Continue to do this until your mixture resembles the consistency of cookie dough

Apply this glue/dust dough mixture to the area you want to fill in (use the knife to assist you place it where you want it).

Let it dry for 4-6 hours (or longer if you use a lot of it)

Sand it down for a nice finish

That's it!  I've done this a few times and have had great results with it.  However, if you need to span a 1/2" gap or more, you may want to do so in a stepwise fashion (add 1/2" or less at a time, let it dry, sand, add more) or avoid it altogether.  This goes for almost any type of situation where you use a putty-like substance to "build" a structure.

Cheers!
 

[kahlid74]

Use glue and sawdust first (it's cheap/free).  Here's how to make the good stuff:

Use a scrap piece of cardboard or wood as your "mixing" surface (make sure it's 6" x 6" or greater if you need to make more than a few tablespoons of this stuff)

Gather a small handful of sawdust (preferably collected from the type of wood you'll be applying it to) and put that in the top left corner of the mixing surface.

Put 1-3 teaspoons (estimate - don't ruin your wife's/GF's/mothers/etc. measuring spoons) of wood glue (not gorilla glue) in the middle of the mixing surface.

Wear gloves, unless you don't mind staining your fingers for a few days

Sprinkle the sawdust, a little at a time, on top of the glue, until it is covered with a light sawdust coating

Use a plastic knife (like what you find at cook outs, picnics, etc.) to mix the glue/dust mixture.

Continue to add dust a little at a time, and mix thoroughly before adding more

Continue to do this until your mixture resembles the consistency of cookie dough

Apply this glue/dust dough mixture to the area you want to fill in (use the knife to assist you place it where you want it).

Let it dry for 4-6 hours (or longer if you use a lot of it)

Sand it down for a nice finish

That's it!  I've done this a few times and have had great results with it.  However, if you need to span a 1/2" gap or more, you may want to do so in a stepwise fashion (add 1/2" or less at a time, let it dry, sand, add more) or avoid it altogether.  This goes for almost any type of situation where you use a putty-like substance to "build" a structure.

Cheers!
 

Pretty much this.  Saw dust and wood glue is the bomb for this.  Bondo works well too but I've found Bondo is kind of finicky and hardens reaaaally fast lol.

[lcmgadgets]

Useful post! I'm gonna remember this 1!