How to Fill in Gouges in Kitchen Cabinets
Things You'll Need
How to Fill in Gouges in Kitchen Cabinets
- Soft bristle brush
- Wood filler or colored putty
- Putty knife
- Fine-grit sandpaper
- Colored putty sticks
- Soft cloth
- Dish soap or furniture polish
Use a soft brush to sweep away any loose splinters or dust from gouges. Wash in and around the gouges to thoroughly to remove any dust, grease or splatters. Allow to dry completely.
Use your putty knife to fill gouges with wood filler, if you have painted kitchen cabinets.
Smooth wood filler with your putty knife until it is raised slightly above flush with your cabinet surface. Allow filler to dry according to product directions. If putty is shriveled and shrunk, apply another thin layer to smooth imperfections and let dry.
Sand lightly with fine-grit sandpaper. Dust off and touch up paint.
Purchase colored putty sticks from your local home improvement store to repair gouges on wood finish kitchen cabinets. Select one putty stick that appears to exactly match your kitchen cabinet's finish. Select an additional putty stick in a slightly lighter shade and one more in a slightly darker shade.
Dust and wipe in and around the gouges with furniture polish to clean.
If your putty stick color choice does not exactly match your kitchen cabinets, shave off thin slivers from each different putty stick. Mix the colors together by kneading them between your fingers. Mix in more shavings until you have an exact match.
Pull off a small piece of putty and push it firmly into the gouge to fill. Scrape excess putty away with your putty knife.
Use a soft cloth to polish the surface and wipe excess putty off your cabinet surface.
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