March 30, 2018, 03:44 PM
armoredWoodworker advice needed
I'm installing a garbage can drawer-pullout in my RV. It used to have 12" wide trash compactor in the space, that died. Nobody is now making a realistically priced 12" trash compactor that I could replace the old one with.
My solution was to remove the trash compactor and replace it with a simple garbage can that rides in a pull out type drawer. I need to make a cabinet front for the front of the cabinet drawer.
All the other appliances (Refrigerator,dishwasher,microwave,sink faucet,) are Stainless.
I built a door front out of 3/4" plywood and glued a stainless front panel to it. My problem now is the 3/4"edging
I planned to glue a Stainless edge along the border, I plan to use a 3m stainless tape.
My problem is the edge of the plywood is not completely smooth, its rippled.
I would like to use a filler to fill the cavities in and then sand to a smooth Finnish so the edge tape will not show any imperfections.
What would be a good filler that will adhere to the plywood end grain and be sandable to a smooth finish?
March 30, 2018, 04:40 PM
WoodmanSanding what you have would give the best finish. Pull the stainless off and sand the dimension slightly smaller than the stainless so the edging is not proud.
That said, I use J-B WELD Epoxy Putty.
March 30, 2018, 07:16 PM
armoredThe stainless front panel is glued down with contact cement, it ain't going anywhere now.
I will get the JB.
Thanks.
March 31, 2018, 05:40 AM
WoodmanWhen I took the mortice lock out of my 1920s row house front door and jammed in a Dutchman patch of sorts, I bedded it in the JB and made it puffy sticking out. Smoothed it with a slick credit card, then waited.
It took three days to harden nice enough for sanding but a week would have been better for full curing. The label says nothing about cure times, just "paintable within an hour".
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