Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks/Dents and scratches

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Expert: - 8/6/2009


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Is there a product that will fill in scratches and small dents on furniture?  All the regular spray-on cleaners and polishers don't do this and I've tried covering the marks with furniture crayons and they don't work either.  I'm told I should use black paste wax but I have no idea what that will do.  Most of the furniture is either dark cherry finish or dark brown wood finish.  Everything I've tried so far looks awful.  I don't mind having dents as long as I can color them into the same color as the wood.

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Hi Anne, typically on a finished surface, there isn't something that can fill in a dent or scratch to make it invisible. A furniture touch up marker is the best bet, but that will also only color the damaged area, and do nothing for the depression or gouged finish. They can be found at a good hardware store, or online, the Mohawk ones are the best, professional grade ones.
http://www.pondcovepaint.com/content/page/catalog_product/id/334/Individual_Moha...

Hope that helps- regards -Greg

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Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects, Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings, wood species recognition and usage,tool recommendations, blade types and recommendation,techniques and methods for many Woodworking related issues, etc.

Experience

Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.) Sold, built, serviced, setup Home, Industrial, and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools , provided knowledge, parts replacement, service, and on site service, Trade show Demo, and training as well.

Publications
Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how")

Education/Credentials
Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars from major Tool manufacturers, Skil/Bosch, Delta, Powermatic, Ritter, Porter cable, Milwaukee, Dewalt/B&Decker, Performax.

Past/Present Clients
Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT. (the Antiques capital of CT.), Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Wilton Historical Society.

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