RE: Whitewood Repair

> Later this spring I will be teaching a short seminar on Whitewood Repair for 
> Catawba Valley Community College.  We will be concentrating on those 
> techniques and products which a furniture manufacturer would use to repair 
> defects or damage to the raw wood prior to finishing.
> Among those products will be CA glues, (used both as a filler and adhesive) 
> epoxy filler, (the stick, epoxy glues, and epoxy putties) polyester filler 
> (i.e., bondo like product), burn in (traditional and Plane stick), as well as 
> traditional solvent type and water type cellulosic fiber putties.
> Any advice, cautions, tips, that you can think of will be appreciated.  
> I am just beginning to write notes on this, so jump in, please.
> Thanks,
> Greg Williams




Greg,

I am not sure if any of my Famo Wood filler tips wood help on this issue, 
but they are in the library if you want to check them out.

Bruce Chadima

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Greg, 

How long will the class last?
What about white wood preparation, sanding , glue size, cleaning glue out 
of corners, selecting fillers to match , time considerations. 

Fred Mc. 

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Greg W,
    
One of my favorite epoxy things is to add the same type of wood dust to the 
epoxy as the piece of furniture that I am working on to match the color of the 
wood being repaired. Also add wood powder to bondo at approx., 1/4 to 1 volume. 
Takes the stains a little easier and lessens my work. I don't do good with bright 
pink. Oh, yea, they make a cream colored hardener for bondo that does not turn 
it pink. I have used blue and/or red hardener to turn it brownish, this works best 
with a little wood powder. I have not asked, but, I would not wonder if they make 
all colors of hardener, I must check this out...Hummmmmm. 
    
Are you going to mention the desirability of a product with 40+% solids??? 
(DuraVar) :)

....LaRoque Onthe Loose....




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