Lookin’ for a little of that “old guy” knowledge like my dad used to have.
When we built out home in 1987, we put in solid core oak veneered inside doors. Like all the cabinets, they’ve taken quite a beating, and we’re slowly but surely doing our best to make them look a bit better than they do. Unfortunately, the kids and the wife weren’t very careful with throwing things like clothes and towels on the floor, then opening or closing the doors. As a result, there are places where the veneer has come loose, and in some places even broken off.
I’m in the process of gluing down what I can, but there will still be some places without that to veneer, and some places were even the 2nd layer is gone. A friend of mine said there was stainable wood putty that could be worked into the voids, then sanded and stained when the whole door gets redone.
Another friend gave me a new jar of Golden Oak Minwax wood putty that is to be used after staining. I read the instructions and it says it will not dry to a sandable surface.
What I’m looking for is a product that can be used to fill in the voids, be able to de sanded, get stained the same color as the door, within reason of course, then be finished.
I realize the finished product isn’t going to be just like a new door, but we really don’t want that ragetty looking garbage down there that snags on just about everything.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.