Small razor sharp scrapers reach into corners across narrow profiles and on the end grain of raised panels where no rotary sander can safely go.
How to disassemble a wood panel door.
Wood replacement is my first choice when the damage involves a joint or threatens a door s structural integrity.
Press the form against the filler and attach it with screws.
Then pull it off after the filler hardens.
One trick is to build a form and line it with plastic sheeting.
Remove any fasteners in the corner of the panel with a small pry par.
The first step is to remove the bolection moulding around the panel.
Pull the scraper with the grain.
Clean out any varnish from the crack being careful not to strip away any of the wood.
Depending on the location and extent of wood damage you may or may not have to disassemble the door to carry out a repair.
Remove the door from its frame.
It can prove difficult to remove an inner wood panel from a cabinet door especially thicker hardwood panels but if you don t want to buy a new door try th.
Or you can wait until the sagging filler reaches the hardness of soap and carve it off with a putty knife or chisel or shape it with a surform plane or rasp photo 2.
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Use a rubber mallet to carefully bang out.
I use a razor blade to score the varnish and gunk between the moulding door and the panel and then slowly push wood shims under the length of the moulding.
Cut some lengths of 8mm dowel slightly longer than the width of the stile.
Unscrew the top hinge first and remove the lower hinge with an assistant holding the door in place.
How to replace wood door panels.
The safest way to accomplish this is to use wooden shims.