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40-216 How would you handle this?
Edisla
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10-12-2017, 12:33 AM
This cabinet isn't perfect but it is in good enough shape I want to try and keep it original.

I know after seeing this you may be like "NO WAY THAT IS TRASHED" however I didn't even see this spot, and the other two that are not as bad, until I got it home. Even then they are hard to see.

So I have some ideas on what to do but I'd like to see what your thoughts are about this situation.

My main goal would be to do something so that the edges poking out are at least taken care of so that when I clean it down with a cloth nothing snags.

So here is what I have...

[Image: https://i.imgur.com/DCR7LGH.jpg]
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40-216 How would you handle this? - by Edisla - 10-12-2017, 12:33 AM
RE: 40-216 How would you handle this? - by Edisla - 10-13-2017, 10:44 PM
RE: 40-216 How would you handle this? - by Arran - 10-15-2017, 02:27 AM



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