How to Replace Wood Veneer on Furniture?

Replacing wood veneer is a patient job rather than a difficult one, and a careful repair can bring a damaged table top, drawer front or cabinet panel back to a convincing finish. This guide starts by helping you decide whether replacement is even needed, since lifting edges, bubbles and small chips can usually be repaired in place. It then works through removing the old sheet with heat and moisture, preparing the substrate flat and clean, cutting the new veneer with the grain running in the right direction, and bonding it with contact adhesive, glue and a press, or a heat activated method for paper backed sheets. There is guidance on making an invisible seam, trimming overhang without chipping the edge, sanding thin veneer safely and choosing a finish that matches the rest of the piece, plus honest advice on when a swollen substrate means the piece is beyond saving....