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How to Repair Wood Dents with Wood Filler

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  1. How to Repair Wood Dents with Wood Filler, How to Repair Wood Dents with Wood Filler: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Inspect the damage in the wood and determine how much wood filler will be needed.

    • A shallow dent in the wood will require less wood filler than a dent with deeper damage.

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    • Smooth the surface where the damage was by scraping off the splinters using a 50 mm wide putty knife blade.

    • Use the corner of the blade to smooth over the bumps.

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    • Apply Elmer's Carpenter's Color Change Wood Filler to the putty knife and smear onto the surface.

    • An 8 ounce can of Elmer's Wood Filler will suffice for many repairs.

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    • Allow the filler to dry.

    • Shallow damages can take thirty minutes to an hour to dry.

    • Deep damages take up to two hours.

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    • Sand the dry surface using a 3M 75 mm wide fine-grit sandpaper.

    • Before sanding the surface, make sure the wood filler has dried by touching the wood filler.

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    • Apply Minwax Wood Finish Stain to the wood using a 25 mm stain brush.

    • Allow the stain to soak the surface for a few minutes so the wood absorbs it well.

    • An 8 ounce can of stain will suffice for this repair.

    • Optional: The 25 mm stain brush can be replaced with a regular 25 mm cloth brush found at home.

    • Multiple coats may be applied to reach the desired color.

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    • Optional: Paint the surface with white paint from a can of Rust-Oleum if the stain is not the desired color for the surface.

    • Use a 25 mm paint brush and an 8 ounce can of Rust-Oleum.

    • Multiple coats map be applied to reach the desired color.

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    • Dry the surface by patting the surface with a cloth towel.

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If the damage is still visible, then follow steps 1 through 8 again until the damaged area matches the rest of the wood. I hope this guide was helpful!

Nicole See

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