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IKEA wooden pegs/dowels protruding through wooden table (photos)

2 years ago

Hi there!

Very amateur DIY person here. I put together a new wooden garden table from IKEA and when I flipped it over I noticed that the wooden pegs/dowels had started to come through the surface, splintering the wood and cracking the paintwork.

Any tips or suggestions on how best to salvage it would be much appreciated.

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kazzh
2 years ago
From another simple DIY er with not a lot of equipment or skill, i would get out my trusty craft glue, get some under the lifted area and a find heavy weight with a flat surface to press down the glued area so it was flat and keep it weighted whilst it dried!
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kazzh
2 years ago
Then ,if there were some areas where the fresh wood showed, colour match with a texta and color in!
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Sonia
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Looks like the dowels were too long? Did they come with the table? If so then it’s their fault. This happened with a bath I had installed. They had supplied screws that were too long so they went straight into the bath! Luckily my plumber got a replacement from the suppliers.
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HU-916460343
Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks, all. Yes the dowels come with the table so I'm speaking to the supplier about getting a replacement. To be fair they've been very accommodating. Thanks again for your help.

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