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My puppy chewed on the corner of my kitchen cabinet. How can I fix it?
The dog chewed on the base of the cabinet (not the doors) and its something I can't replace (appears to be one large section of wood). He chewed the finish off and took out a few centimeters of the wood with it.
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- That sucks! Ok if its the side of the cabinet you can buy and oak veneer which is1/16 thick and can be glued on and stained. if its the style or rail the best you can do is sand it and rub some colored putty in the chewed area and spray a finish on it. you can also build it up with rock hard wood putty which can be sanded sawed or shaped when it drys and stain it to match the cabinets... good luck You can contact me at resavy4@yahoo if you need further advice
- sand it by hand and apply a matching stain to match the rest of the cabinet...get your puppy a few wood pieces he can chew on of his own to distract him from your wood things...
- Depending on how much wood he actually removed, you have a couple of options. If it's just roughed up with tooth marks & very little of the wood is actually missing, you can sand it smooth & restain it. (take one of the doors into a hardware store so you can match the color of stain.) Just wipe the stain on with a rag or paint brush until it matches. I t may take several applications to make it dark enough, depending on the color. If it's really bad, you can try wood putty to build it up somewhat. The problem is that wood filler generally doesn't stain the same as the actual wood. You might be able to find a wood filler that is already a similar color. There is also "color putty", which comes in a small bottle in a wide variety of colors. It's made to fill nail holes in finished cabinets, but will also fill tooth marks with no problem. You just apply it with your finger, then wipe off the excess with a rag. It is available at most lumber yards or hardware stores. Your best bet is probably to sand & stain it, then use color putty to fill the tooth marks.Good luck!
