Have you ever sanded through the veneer?

Have you ever sanded through the Wood veneer?

Well, I think that we have all done this at some point, well how can you rectify this problem?

Firstly, if you see that the colour usually around the edges, of your item starts to change in any way, then you have started to go through the veneer.

If this has happened then you must stop sanding immediately otherwise you will make a bad situation even worse.

colours such as let's say the wood is Teak! Then I would mix a little Yellow Ochre and just a hint of Orange Chrome mix these with French polish or lacquer should you wish. How to rectify this problem, what I do is to make up a colour match as near as  possible to the veneer, using either Ochre

Using a very fine pointed brush, apply several thin layers of colour trying to match and follow the grain.

You must leave each layer to dry, if you don't you will find that all you will do is build up a too thick a coat of colour and the patch will look unsightly.

The best way is to just be patient and the results will show for themselves.

You can also use Spirit colours to do this job, and I do often use these colours, as and when they are needed, as you don't get the painted look that often occurs with Ochre powders.

Spirit colours can be mixed with Methylated spirits and French polish to bind them.

When you come to polish over the newly coloured area, you must be very careful not to wipe off all your hard work when applying another rubber or coat of finish.

It is much better that you apply a thin polish layer and leave this to dry before attempting to polish over too quickly.

I have seen many people trying to touch up patches using brushes overfilled with colour, and end up with a sticky mess that has to come off and then have to start again, due to not applying thin enough layers and not using just the tip of the brush as it was intended to be used.

I would suggest that you try out these methods on an obsolete piece of wood that matches as near as possible first, this way you will save yourself a great deal of time and headache later on when you have done this for real.

Yellow Ochre is a powder colour, made from Earth rock crushed very finely.

Orange Chrome is a very bright colour likewise made from Earth rock.

Ochre colours are used if you need a dull colour, however; Chrome colours are used when you need to achieve a bright shade.

They can be purchased from any good Wood finishing suppliers or Art shops.

I hope that this will be of some help to you? If so your feedback will be most welcome.