How to Remove Dents From Solid Wood & Plywood

[diyfixman]

Let me show you this super simple trick to fix dents in wood. The dents pop out with the "magic" of steam and a little patience. It works easier on soft wood, but will still work on hard wood with more applications. It works amazingly well on raw wood, but if your dented wood has a finish on it, you might want to test it to be certain it won't mess up the finish before going hog wild on it.

[DIYer]

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Wood Dent Removal Method by diyfixman

tags: wood, repair

[nova_robotics]

That's amazing. I'll have to try that.

[diyfixman]

THANK YOU SIR

[FEM2008]

This is a common trick used by model makers to restore dented balsa wood. I learned this from a British R/C modeling magazine over 40 years ago. I showed it to my son last summer as we build a workbench to get some light dents out of plywood. I just use a steam iron. He thought it was magic!

[diyfixman]

It's definitely magic! thanks for sharing

[RetiredFAE]

I learned this trick when I started my apprenticeship as a gunsmith back in 1953, we used a steam iron and a piece of canvas to raise dents out of gunstocks.

[Duke_of_URL]

I've used this trick on the furniture I build for many decades, although I do it a whole lot more simply. I was beneficiary of one of my wife's old Sunbeam Steam Irons, you know, the kind built like a Sherman tank, and Steps one and two from the video are the same, but then I simply steam iron the wetted cloth until the wood fibers rise. By the way, the danger using this is that it can seriously affect finish, but it will also "blanche" wood in that affected spot, requiring a bit more attention during finishing to obtain uniform color matching.
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