How Do You Repair Damage On Household Woodwork?
If you have knicks, cuts, nail holes or splits in your painted woodwork or woodwork you are planning to paint, which doesn’t give you that “finished” look, read on for there are simple ways to make it all smooth! Step 1 Use the general grade sandpaper and sand down the damaged area so that you knock off any rough edges and smooth out the surface of the damage and the immediate surrounding area. Just a small piece of sandpaper to work with your fingers is usually fine. The goal here is to end up with a smooth surface, whether it be around a larger split, crack, chip or a small nail hole opening. Step 2 Once your surface is smooth you can either work with the quick dry spackle. For small openings you will pick up a small amount of the spackle onto the edge of your putty knife and apply over the opening squeezing the compound into the opening. In some cases you can use your finger tip to press the compound into the smaller opening. Step 3 If you are dealing with a larger area, bigger than
