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wakerlet:
All,

I'm looking for a little advice regarding a couple of Defender cabinets I picked up over the weekend.  They are in great shape with the exception of the front bottom panel.  It appears that the bottom portion of plywood is starting to de-laminate and come apart (fan).  It is only on the front panel and not on the sides of the cab.  

Is there some way to halt/stop this from getting worse?  I've considered adding a kickplate but I'm not sure I can get it fabricated in the correct size.  I'm open to any suggestions.

Thanks,
Todd

fredster:
There is a product called wood hardener you can get at lowes or home depot.

They use it to stop wood rot. It's like a tough polyurathane coating. You can paint over it.  If it's not too bad, you can just fill it with wood putty and put some primer over it.

The other way is to just replace the bottom piece of plywood. Cut a piece on a table saw and overlay the coin door and coin bucket cutouts.  Put some primer and paint it back up.

You might consider drilling some holes in the bottom with a 1" spade drill and covering it with screen.  That helps it ventilate and keep the moisture down.

mahuti:
If it's all lumpy, I would just sand it down smooth. Don't get it wet, and it shouldn't really get any worse.

Zakk:
Here's an idea, if it's splitting apart, remove the entire piece of plywood, take off the outer layer, and glue it with clamps to a fresh cut piece of ply.  That way you get a good piece of wood, with the original artwork.  Touch up the paint as needed!

mahuti:
In this case, there isn't any art on the lower panel of the defender (if it's the original setup)

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