Bedroom Talk

six deep scratches on drawer set i bought a bedroom set at ashley furniture four years ago?

hello how can i repair six deep scratches on top of drawer set which is new and untouched i had in extra bedroom even have tags still on it but i put stuffed animal on it it was mechanical penguin so it may have gotten hot and took either paint or finish off drawer i tried crayons to fill in it didnt work should i try to repair it or call a professional any suggestions thank you

Public Comments

1. it shouldn't cost much to have repaired so i would call in a professional.
2. Try the following. It will take some time and carefulness, but it should help. Materials needed: rubbing alcohol, colored woodfillers, craft sticks or plastic knives, light-tack painter's tape, rottenstone, clear tung oil, manicurist's emeryboards (rough, smooth, super-fine) clean, soft, lint-free rags. 1) Use alcohol on cotton swabs to completely remove all crayon. 2) Use strips of extremely light-tackiness painters tape to mask off both edges of the scratches. 3) get quality brand wood filler (Minwax, Elmers) in shades as close as possible to the color of the drawer. Buy 2 or 3 shades with the red, yellow, brown values of the wood as you will need to mix them together. Using wood craft sticks or plastic knives mix up tiny batches of wood filler, combining the colors until you get one that is as close as possible to the shade of your furniture. 4) With a rag wettened with alcohol, slightly dampen each scratch (helps wood filler adhere) and using the craft stick or plastic knife like a putty knife, press a small amount of wood filler into each scratch, slightly under-filling each. 5. Let dry per instructions on wood filler. 6. Second coat each scratch with wood filler (no alcohol this time) until filled scratch is even with adjoining surface. 7) Let cure to "sanding time" per instructions on wood filler. 8) Use a manicurist's emery boards, start with rough, then smooth, then super-fine, to sand smooth (go in direction of scratch, g-e-n-t-l-y) until filled scratch feels almost as smooth as the furniture. 9) Mix up a small amount (1/4 cup) of rottenstone (available in small boxes in furniture finishing section of big box stores) with clear tung oil (Formby's or Dansk) and rub in direction of scratches. 10) remove masking tape and polish entire drawer front with rottenstone/tung oil compound. Wipe off excess with soft dry cloth.
3. I'd call a professional! If you really do not feel comfortable trying to do it yourself, save yourself time, stress, and money by calling a professional. Chances are, a professional will have to 'undo' what you've done in order to make it right- and that will cost more.