[?] Lifted veneer on a table - what to do now.

Aug 18, 2008 3 Replies

Hello,



We have a large teak-veneered wood dining table on the centre of which, when it is not being used for meals, we have been placing a small pot of (real) flowers. Unfortunately some water from a recent watering has soaked into the table and caused its veneer to bubble up slightly, close to its centre.



Hindsight is wonderful - we shouldn't have allowed this to happen, of course, but now that it has, can anyone in this NG tell me if there is anything I can do to improve the situation and get the raised veneer to go back down again?



If it's a job than can only be done by a professional carpenter or furniture restorer, I'm curious to know how they would go about doing it and if it's likely to be an expensive job?



Many TIA - Dave


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Umm. Depending on the glue used, you can use PVA. let it dry, and iron the veneer back down...PVA sort of works like a hot melt glue..

OR use a heavy flat weight,. a sheet of polythene, and superglue.

You will need to strip and refinish most if not all of the surface to repair properly.

Drill through from underneath *very carefully*, inject some glue and compress with a heavy weight ? Simon.

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