My daughter bought a laminate topped table at a garage sale for $2. and she is using your tips to refresh it. Thank you for all of your helpful information- simplified so even a 12 year old can attempt furniture repair.
Hi Lost Mountain! I saw this receipt from Snap On and it is approx 10 minutes from me! Kenosha has been pummeled with rioting and looting this past few weeks! So sad. Nice to see an artifact from a kinder, gentler time period! I live in Illinois 3 minutes from Wisconsin and 3 minutes from Lake Michigan. I love your channel and have learned quite a bit from you. Currently restoring an office door (Sam Spade style) from 1920’s. Greetings from Winthrop Harbor, Illinois!
Beautiful! I throughly enjoy working with wood and restoring. I would love to have your knowledge, skill. Definitely, a shop as working outside isn’t cutting it!😂 Amazing!
In the 1970's I worked as an advertising copywriter for a major furniture retailer in southern California. By that time the entire front of case pieces like this were made of molded plastic with styles called Mediterranean, Seville, etc. It might surprise people that this was not low end or inexpensive furniture. Because this was at the beginning of truth in advertising days we were told to refer to the molded plastic as "manmade decorative elements," how's that for spin!
I recall purchasing those plastic pieces in 1974 (Southern California). I have 2 side tables left from a bedroom set and recently refreshed them. thanks
Holy crap!!! My grandma and grandpa had that exact bedroom set!!! I showed this to my mom and she said grandma redecorated in the mid 60s...lol. my mom said it was a collection where you could buy a whole house collection in the same style. So with that being said it would've been on the cheaper side so you could afford to refurnish your whole house. My grandmas had metal caps on the ends of the legs. My mom said grandma had an obsession where the leg caps on all her furniture had to be shiny so she would polish them lol
Lost Mountain Restoration omg my mom did. My granparents were farmers. My grandma saved and saved and she was so happy to "modernize" her farmhouse with it. I dont remember it in person but ive seen it in pictures. When they retired and moved to Texas they sold everything. That was in the early 80s so who knows whatever happened to it
Great job and video. I just found your channel and really enjoy learning new things in each video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent. I particularly like learning the why things are done a certain way.
I wish I'd known about your channel much earlier. I may not have all the tools but your knowledge and video teachings are invaluable and can be adjusted. Thank you!
Gorgeous and I agree those inserts are hideous. I remember furniture my folks had from this time period and they had interchangeable inserts. I think you could get away with painting them maybe the same color as the hardware.
Very informative and beautiful job. I picked up a laminate dresser today starting searching info on it and stumbled onto your channel. You may be helpful to me…the dresser itself is just plain and square. When I open the drawers the inside shell of drawer is not square, it is rounded on the bottom sides. Almost like they wet the wood to bend it. So cool and never seen this before. Can you enlighten me? Thanking you in advance
Another great video! You often tell us what you paid originally for the item. It would be helpful to know what you earned on the piece at the end and how much it cost you in time and supplies to restore or refresh. Keep up the great work!
I normally avoid discussing sale prices for business and client privacy purposes. This piece is currently in storage awaiting display at the retail space. One of the sort of unexpected things I have learned is that you need to have a pile of finished stuff ready to go, because you never know when you will get hit with a rush and have your inventory gone in short order! Thanks for watching.
Good idea. I had considered a Rosewood insert, but then I decided to let the new owner choose what he or she wants. Best regards and thanks for waching.
You've given me hope! What do you do about water rings and stains on laminated tops? Also, is lacquer better than a poly finish for refreshing laminate tops?
I have a question. My neighbor gave me a nice wooden dresser, but, before I had a chance to bring it in, it rain really hard that night!! Is it still good to bring it in? What do I have before, if I can still save it?
It all depends on how much damage you have and what the value of the dresser is to you. Pretty much anything can be fixed, given enough time and money. Water raises cain on wood furniture, anything from clouding a coat of wax to warping and rotting the wood. It all depends on how long the exposure was and what the condition and make-up of the furniture is. Good luck with it.
@@LostMountainRestoration sorry, I'm new on this, actually this piece will be the first one to work with. What can means? And the other terms u use on the reply
Just watched this video, the sale recpt is a net find, just found a old check from 1971 in a chest ( Americana ) set that I aquired. The set has some replacment pull's that are not close, I feel your pain.
Did you cover the laminate top with the glaze as well? Or just the lacquer? I’ve got a laminate top dining table that’s cloudy and dull I’m trying to restore and just want to make sure I’m doing it right.
Beautifully Done! What product did you use for the final "Shiny Stuff" and any recommendation on repairing kitchen laminate countertops with bleach marks? When they are wet they disappear but return when dry. Thank you!
Hi John. I'm not familiar with restoring kitchen laminate and I suspect the "top coat" on them is probably more durable than on furniture. My first suggestion would be to ask at your local kitchen fabrication business and see what they say. There may be a product they use which will handle your problem. Absent that, you may want to try to wet sand and polish the surface, but you are looking at an expensive mess if it doesn't work. In this video, after sanding and repairs, the top was sprayed with a few coats of semi-gloss pre-cat lacquer. Good luck!
I don’t have a spray gun, do you think this would work with spray can lacquer? I have a small 1960’s record table that belong to my parents that has the laminate top and it’s not too bad but needs some TLC for sure.
nice job. I am curious what the glaze you refer to is made of. Is it an over the counter product or a recipe that you mix up. My head spins some times at all the different products people use when refinishing. Learning which one to use when is part of the learning curve I guess. On the other hand there are folks that seem to use shellac for everything ;)
It's a commercial product. The one I use is an oil based glaze that is ready for lacquer top coating between 2-6 hours. There are others that dry faster. There are also other types of glazes available commercially. Glaze is basically like a thick stain that you can put between top coats. It's one more way to pull colors in and/or add depth and character to a finish. Thanks for watching and yes, sometimes the choices are nearly overwhelming.
Nice job! I noticed some kitty litter in your workshop, do you use it for something or do you have a kitty in the house? If you have a kitty, how do you like that litter?
Hi Sharon. No, we don't have any cats. I use the litter for left over solvents, paint and other liquids that I can't just dump out on the ground. To protect the water supply and the environment, I pour these liquids onto the Kitty Litter and when it absorbs it and dries out, I can safely throw it out. Thanks for watching and best regards.
I'm looking for the sander you were using (the Ingersoll Rand 312A) and am NOT finding it ANYWHERE! Am I doing something wrong in my search or did you buy the last one on the planet? I did find a Ingersoll-Rand 312 Heavy Duty 7-Inch Orbital Pnuematic Sander on Amazon. However that doesn't sound like the same beast to me. Any thoughts?
That's a tough one to diagnose from a far. You will need to raise the level of the material back up to match the rest of it and then color it to match. Depending on the size of the damage you can start looking at burn-in sticks and if it's really big, you may have to remove and inlay a new piece. Good luck with it.
You can get power sprayers that don't work off of compressed air. Sanders come in both electric, battery and, of course, air power. Manual sanding is also an option. Thanks for watching.
Great video! I purchased a mid century modern coffee table in rough shape! I wipe the laminate top with a damp cloth and each time it goes cloudy! Any suggestions? Thanks!
There may be a lot of wax on the top. You can strip it off with mineral spirits. If that doesn't work, the laminate my be compromised and allowing water to penetrate under the top surface. Depending on your skill and equipment, you can light sand and seal it, either with shellac or lacquer. I hope one of those options works for you - good luck!
Can you help me with this problem. It's a STAG dressing table. It had lot to chips . I rubbed a couple of chips down ,then tried to build the stain up to match.but every time I stained it it developed a ring around the edges Please can you make any suggestions
That is always a problem. My best suggestion is to try and seal the area with a thin coat of clear shellac to see if that helps keep the stain from wicking into and under the broken finish. Also, try to use a thin brush and paint your color on the wood, and keep it away from the finish edge if you can. That's always a tough repair - good luck.
@@LostMountainRestoration thanks very much I know what you mean, the stain wont penetrate the area I haven't sanded ,it was a bad idea ,I going to sand the top completely, I've got some dark red mahogany water based stain ,finished off with dark mahogany wax.again thanks
It depends on how bad the damage is. The lighter color may just come off with wet sanding or it may be too deep to remove that way. A glaze coat may cover or darken it sufficiently, or it may not. It's tough to say.
I have a 9 drawer MCM dresser, 6' long, that's sagging along the front edge. The drawers are all operational, but the banks on either side are stiff because of the vertical shift from one side to the other. Is there any way that I can repair it (lift up the centre to be level)?
There are various tricks to try and fix that, including routing and gluing in in a stiff spline. I think one of the easier ideas is to put a leg in the center of the sag to support it. I know that's probably not what you were hoping for, but outside of rather major surgery, it should help you out.
@@LostMountainRestoration Prior to seeing your reply, I tried standing the dresser upsidedown and put weights on the centre front. I noticed that the original support (the piece that runs across the bottom from leg to leg) had separated on either end from the body of the dresser (box that houses the drawers). One side was missing a screw, and the other had loosened. I thought maybe unscrew that whole member, add glue, rescrew, and clamp? I'll have to put it back together anyways, make sure each end of this piece has screws in it. Hoping to remove even just some of the sag. It's been a few days since I set it upsidedown with bricks on it (lol), and I think it might've fixed a little?...but I could just be imagining that. I'm near Toronto, and right now we're experiencing pretty damp weather, so I'm hoping this will work to my advantage.
@@LostMountainRestoration BTW, it would be really cool if you could do a video that addresses this problem. I've searched and haven't found anything yet.
Yes, they have brush-on lacquer. It's fairly slow drying and you may be better off with a water-based polyurethane, depending on your equipment and skill. Good luck!
Just started watching your videos. I have a MCM Danish modern-style dinette set that I will try to refinish for my daughter. The table has a laminate top. The very top of the table is in good shape, but the side edge of laminate had come off. Someone tried to reglue it, but it is very crooked. Is there any way to order some laminate that would be similar? I could chip this crazy piece off and put a new piece on. I know that the easiest way is to throw a tablecloth over to hide the flaw, but I just want to try to make it look nicer. Thank you for videoing your work. It makes me want to get to working on my projects!
You can check with your local laminate supply (normally kitchen and/or counter top fabrication places) to see if they have any in stock or could order you a close match. However, normally the original will be your best option. In the past I have taken a heat gun and a scraper or two and gently heated the laminate strip on the side and worked it off, slowly. Once it's off you can clean and scrape the glue from both the table and the back of the laminate strip and re-glue it (this time correctly). Use about 4" strips of blue tape perpendicular to the laminate strip and pull them tight as you apply them. Put them side by side or as close as you can. They will act like clamps and hold the laminate strip in place while the glue sets up. When the glue dries, carefully remove your tape (mineral spirits will help) and hopefully, you'll have the fix you want. Best of luck, thanks for watching and best regards.
Yes, exactly. I had actually thought about making Rosewood veneered pieces to replace the plastic and then decided to let the new owner decide what they wanted to do with it. The piece is in storage waiting for an opening to get it into the retail space. Thanks for watching!
I have wood looking laminated counter tops in kitchen Would like them just be darker MOBLIEHOME Kitchen I would like to be able to stain them darker and put a protector coat Low budget family Retirees I am wondering if I sand and degrease and then stain then some type of protector I just came across this video today 1/2020 Grandma Tiff
I don't think this technique would be appropriate for a kitchen counter top. You may want to ask around at a kitchen installation shop and see if they have any products or ideas for you.
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Excellent I finally found out how to refresh laminate furniture the proper way ! Thankyou
My daughter bought a laminate topped table at a garage sale for $2. and she is using your tips to refresh it. Thank you for all of your helpful information- simplified so even a 12 year old can attempt furniture repair.
That is awesome! Thank you!
Hi Lost Mountain! I saw this receipt from Snap On and it is approx 10 minutes from me! Kenosha has been pummeled with rioting and looting this past few weeks! So sad. Nice to see an artifact from a kinder, gentler time period! I live in Illinois 3 minutes from Wisconsin and 3 minutes from Lake Michigan. I love your channel and have learned quite a bit from you. Currently restoring an office door (Sam Spade style) from 1920’s. Greetings from Winthrop Harbor, Illinois!
Thank you for your kind words. Let's hope the world comes back to its senses soon. Stay safe and well - best regards.
That turned out so beautiful, great job on the finish!!
Beautiful! I throughly enjoy working with wood and restoring. I would love to have your knowledge, skill. Definitely, a shop as working outside isn’t cutting it!😂 Amazing!
Beautiful pieces! Great displays, there’s plenty I would buy if I was in town!
I like the inserts. You could put gold on them or even a color. Great looking dresser.
In the 1970's I worked as an advertising copywriter for a major furniture retailer in southern California. By that time the entire front of case pieces like this were made of molded plastic with styles called Mediterranean, Seville, etc. It might surprise people that this was not low end or inexpensive furniture. Because this was at the beginning of truth in advertising days we were told to refer to the molded plastic as "manmade decorative elements," how's that for spin!
Great story - thanks for sharing.
I recall purchasing those plastic pieces in 1974 (Southern California). I have 2 side tables left from a bedroom set and recently refreshed them. thanks
Holy crap!!! My grandma and grandpa had that exact bedroom set!!! I showed this to my mom and she said grandma redecorated in the mid 60s...lol. my mom said it was a collection where you could buy a whole house collection in the same style. So with that being said it would've been on the cheaper side so you could afford to refurnish your whole house. My grandmas had metal caps on the ends of the legs. My mom said grandma had an obsession where the leg caps on all her furniture had to be shiny so she would polish them lol
Great story! Thanks. Hope you and Mom had a smile when you saw it.
Lost Mountain Restoration omg my mom did. My granparents were farmers. My grandma saved and saved and she was so happy to "modernize" her farmhouse with it. I dont remember it in person but ive seen it in pictures. When they retired and moved to Texas they sold everything. That was in the early 80s so who knows whatever happened to it
Another great furniture save. A really solid effort. Thank you.
Thank you.
Do you have a list of supplies you used on this project?
Congrats on a grand. Nice video, that may be the best video I've seen on youtube. Appreciate the honesty at which you describe your procedures.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Coming from you, they mean even more. Best regards!
Just the tip, mind, and only for a second. Lol. You're the AvE of carbon foam restoration. Love your vjo's.
I loved watching you do this, great work!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
I'm addicted to ur channel. Bingeing on all ur videos! 👍
Glad you like them!
Cover the insets in gold or brass leaf and then add a darker stain sealent to keep it from being too bright.
Looks great. I agree with you on the two plastic inserts. You should consider replacing them with some nice veneered wood.
Great job and video. I just found your channel and really enjoy learning new things in each video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent. I particularly like learning the why things are done a certain way.
Thank you. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos.
Always enjoy your videos. Thanks
I wish I'd known about your channel much earlier. I may not have all the tools but your knowledge and video teachings are invaluable and can be adjusted. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words. Thanks for watching and I'm glad the videos are of value to you.
would have liked to known more about the products you used
Me too
Me too!!
Gorgeous and I agree those inserts are hideous. I remember furniture my folks had from this time period and they had interchangeable inserts. I think you could get away with painting them maybe the same color as the hardware.
Just found you. Love your lessons
Very informative and beautiful job. I picked up a laminate dresser today starting searching info on it and stumbled onto your channel. You may be helpful to me…the dresser itself is just plain and square. When I open the drawers the inside shell of drawer is not square, it is rounded on the bottom sides. Almost like they wet the wood to bend it. So cool and never seen this before. Can you enlighten me? Thanking you in advance
If it were me I'd replace the plastic drawer decorations with four triangular pieces of wood with the grain book-matched and the pull in the center.
I’m in love with this dresser!
Thank you. We were just able to put it out for sale this week in my wife's retail space. We'll see how long it lasts. Best regards!
Really well done. Ty. New sub.
ITS SO PRETTY, u do such good work!!
Thank you!
Another great video! You often tell us what you paid originally for the item. It would be helpful to know what you earned on the piece at the end and how much it cost you in time and supplies to restore or refresh. Keep up the great work!
I normally avoid discussing sale prices for business and client privacy purposes. This piece is currently in storage awaiting display at the retail space. One of the sort of unexpected things I have learned is that you need to have a pile of finished stuff ready to go, because you never know when you will get hit with a rush and have your inventory gone in short order! Thanks for watching.
super detailed and helpful! thanks for the video!!
You're so welcome!
what grit sand paper did you use for the wet sand?
Beautiful. A hand forged plate would be more appealing than the plastic. Lots of smithy's in Georgia.
Good idea. I had considered a Rosewood insert, but then I decided to let the new owner choose what he or she wants. Best regards and thanks for waching.
You've given me hope! What do you do about water rings and stains on laminated tops? Also, is lacquer better than a poly finish for refreshing laminate tops?
Your right. Those panels destroy the look of the piece. The rest is awesome as usual.
You a magician!
what glaze was usef
How would I do this on a 80s marble laminate lacquer dresser ?
I have a question. My neighbor gave me a nice wooden dresser, but, before I had a chance to bring it in, it rain really hard that night!! Is it still good to bring it in? What do I have before, if I can still save it?
It all depends on how much damage you have and what the value of the dresser is to you. Pretty much anything can be fixed, given enough time and money. Water raises cain on wood furniture, anything from clouding a coat of wax to warping and rotting the wood. It all depends on how long the exposure was and what the condition and make-up of the furniture is. Good luck with it.
@@LostMountainRestoration sorry, I'm new on this, actually this piece will be the first one to work with. What can means? And the other terms u use on the reply
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!!!
This guy is awesome!
Thanks!
Just watched this video, the sale recpt is a net find, just found a old check from 1971 in a chest ( Americana ) set that I aquired. The set has some replacment pull's that are not close, I feel your pain.
Great job! Thanks!
Did you cover the laminate top with the glaze as well? Or just the lacquer? I’ve got a laminate top dining table that’s cloudy and dull I’m trying to restore and just want to make sure I’m doing it right.
Beautifully Done! What product did you use for the final "Shiny Stuff" and any recommendation on repairing kitchen laminate countertops with bleach marks? When they are wet they disappear but return when dry. Thank you!
Hi John. I'm not familiar with restoring kitchen laminate and I suspect the "top coat" on them is probably more durable than on furniture. My first suggestion would be to ask at your local kitchen fabrication business and see what they say. There may be a product they use which will handle your problem. Absent that, you may want to try to wet sand and polish the surface, but you are looking at an expensive mess if it doesn't work. In this video, after sanding and repairs, the top was sprayed with a few coats of semi-gloss pre-cat lacquer. Good luck!
nice job!
I don’t have a spray gun, do you think this would work with spray can lacquer? I have a small 1960’s record table that belong to my parents that has the laminate top and it’s not too bad but needs some TLC for sure.
It should. Practice with your spray can first and test to make sure you don't have any compatibility issues before going whole hog into it.
nice job. I am curious what the glaze you refer to is made of. Is it an over the counter product or a recipe that you mix up. My head spins some times at all the different products people use when refinishing. Learning which one to use when is part of the learning curve I guess. On the other hand there are folks that seem to use shellac for everything ;)
It's a commercial product. The one I use is an oil based glaze that is ready for lacquer top coating between 2-6 hours. There are others that dry faster. There are also other types of glazes available commercially. Glaze is basically like a thick stain that you can put between top coats. It's one more way to pull colors in and/or add depth and character to a finish. Thanks for watching and yes, sometimes the choices are nearly overwhelming.
Nice job! I noticed some kitty litter in your workshop, do you use it for something or do you have a kitty in the house? If you have a kitty, how do you like that litter?
Hi Sharon. No, we don't have any cats. I use the litter for left over solvents, paint and other liquids that I can't just dump out on the ground. To protect the water supply and the environment, I pour these liquids onto the Kitty Litter and when it absorbs it and dries out, I can safely throw it out. Thanks for watching and best regards.
I'm looking for the sander you were using (the Ingersoll Rand 312A) and am NOT finding it ANYWHERE! Am I doing something wrong in my search or did you buy the last one on the planet? I did find a Ingersoll-Rand 312 Heavy Duty 7-Inch Orbital Pnuematic Sander on Amazon. However that doesn't sound like the same beast to me. Any thoughts?
I bought it on Amazon. Perhaps they changed models? You might want to give them a call and ask them what the equivalent model is now.
Could you have used tinted lacquer on the top to make it match more ?
I don't see why not. Thanks for watching.
How can I repair a laminate top that was sanded to far down
It has no wood grain look anymore in one corner
That's a tough one to diagnose from a far. You will need to raise the level of the material back up to match the rest of it and then color it to match. Depending on the size of the damage you can start looking at burn-in sticks and if it's really big, you may have to remove and inlay a new piece. Good luck with it.
What would you sell it for?
Lol but you did buy it. $50 at a thrift store.
Can you still sand and spray
without a pressure machine.
You can get power sprayers that don't work off of compressed air. Sanders come in both electric, battery and, of course, air power. Manual sanding is also an option. Thanks for watching.
Great video! I purchased a mid century modern coffee table in rough shape! I wipe the laminate top with a damp cloth and each time it goes cloudy! Any suggestions? Thanks!
There may be a lot of wax on the top. You can strip it off with mineral spirits. If that doesn't work, the laminate my be compromised and allowing water to penetrate under the top surface. Depending on your skill and equipment, you can light sand and seal it, either with shellac or lacquer. I hope one of those options works for you - good luck!
@@LostMountainRestoration Thank you!!
Another very helpful video, thanks so much! Where can I pick up Mohawk brand products, any online?
They have a website. I think you need to establish an account to order from them. I use a local dealer. Thanks for watching!
Looks like Amazon has their products.
Can you help me with this problem. It's a STAG dressing table. It had lot to chips . I rubbed a couple of chips down ,then tried to build the stain up to match.but every time I stained it it developed a ring around the edges
Please can you make any suggestions
That is always a problem. My best suggestion is to try and seal the area with a thin coat of clear shellac to see if that helps keep the stain from wicking into and under the broken finish. Also, try to use a thin brush and paint your color on the wood, and keep it away from the finish edge if you can. That's always a tough repair - good luck.
@@LostMountainRestoration thanks very much I know what you mean, the stain wont penetrate the area I haven't sanded ,it was a bad idea ,I going to sand the top completely, I've got some dark red mahogany water based stain ,finished off with dark mahogany wax.again thanks
I have a laminate top that has a sun damaged fade to it. Will this procedure work for sun damage fade?
It depends on how bad the damage is. The lighter color may just come off with wet sanding or it may be too deep to remove that way. A glaze coat may cover or darken it sufficiently, or it may not. It's tough to say.
I have a 9 drawer MCM dresser, 6' long, that's sagging along the front edge. The drawers are all operational, but the banks on either side are stiff because of the vertical shift from one side to the other. Is there any way that I can repair it (lift up the centre to be level)?
There are various tricks to try and fix that, including routing and gluing in in a stiff spline. I think one of the easier ideas is to put a leg in the center of the sag to support it. I know that's probably not what you were hoping for, but outside of rather major surgery, it should help you out.
@@LostMountainRestoration Prior to seeing your reply, I tried standing the dresser upsidedown and put weights on the centre front. I noticed that the original support (the piece that runs across the bottom from leg to leg) had separated on either end from the body of the dresser (box that houses the drawers). One side was missing a screw, and the other had loosened. I thought maybe unscrew that whole member, add glue, rescrew, and clamp? I'll have to put it back together anyways, make sure each end of this piece has screws in it. Hoping to remove even just some of the sag. It's been a few days since I set it upsidedown with bricks on it (lol), and I think it might've fixed a little?...but I could just be imagining that. I'm near Toronto, and right now we're experiencing pretty damp weather, so I'm hoping this will work to my advantage.
@@LostMountainRestoration BTW, it would be really cool if you could do a video that addresses this problem. I've searched and haven't found anything yet.
Can the lacquer be brushed on instead of sprayed ?
Yes, they have brush-on lacquer. It's fairly slow drying and you may be better off with a water-based polyurethane, depending on your equipment and skill. Good luck!
Just started watching your videos. I have a MCM Danish modern-style dinette set that I will try to refinish for my daughter. The table has a laminate top. The very top of the table is in good shape, but the side edge of laminate had come off. Someone tried to reglue it, but it is very crooked. Is there any way to order some laminate that would be similar? I could chip this crazy piece off and put a new piece on. I know that the easiest way is to throw a tablecloth over to hide the flaw, but I just want to try to make it look nicer. Thank you for videoing your work. It makes me want to get to working on my projects!
You can check with your local laminate supply (normally kitchen and/or counter top fabrication places) to see if they have any in stock or could order you a close match. However, normally the original will be your best option. In the past I have taken a heat gun and a scraper or two and gently heated the laminate strip on the side and worked it off, slowly. Once it's off you can clean and scrape the glue from both the table and the back of the laminate strip and re-glue it (this time correctly). Use about 4" strips of blue tape perpendicular to the laminate strip and pull them tight as you apply them. Put them side by side or as close as you can. They will act like clamps and hold the laminate strip in place while the glue sets up. When the glue dries, carefully remove your tape (mineral spirits will help) and hopefully, you'll have the fix you want. Best of luck, thanks for watching and best regards.
Do you restore these pieces to sell or for clients?
I restore and re-sell. I do very, very little client work and usually only as a favor to someone. Best regards and thanks for watching.
It would be nice to know what the glaze is that you used. Who is the manufacturer. Where do you buy it?
Mohawk Finisher's Glaze. I buy it at my local supplier.
on something like that just take some scrap lumber from around your shop and replace the insert to your taste
Yes, exactly. I had actually thought about making Rosewood veneered pieces to replace the plastic and then decided to let the new owner decide what they wanted to do with it. The piece is in storage waiting for an opening to get it into the retail space. Thanks for watching!
I have wood looking laminated counter tops in kitchen
Would like them just be darker
MOBLIEHOME Kitchen
I would like to be able to stain them darker and put a protector coat
Low budget family
Retirees
I am wondering if I sand and degrease and then stain then some type of protector
I just came across this video today 1/2020
Grandma Tiff
I don't think this technique would be appropriate for a kitchen counter top. You may want to ask around at a kitchen installation shop and see if they have any products or ideas for you.
The door plates are def butt ugly!
Yes, inserts are ugly. Talented man like you could make a more attractive wood insert of perhaps contrasting grain?
long gone though, I'm sure.