If the veneer on your furniture has become damaged (figure A), you may be able to fix it yourself.
If the humidity has caused the veneer to buckle, you can cut out the damaged area with a razor knife (figure B). Make your cut along the grain of the wood so that the patch will be less noticeable.
Make a pencil rubbing of the damaged area to create a template (figure C).
Use the template to cut out a patch of similar veneer material (figure D), and dry-fit the patch for a precise fit. Then, glue the patch and clamp it in place. If the patch is too thick, you can sand it to match the surrounding veneer.
For buckled areas (figure E), you can cut a slit in the veneer and apply glue to the back of the patch through the slit. Then, place waxed paper over the damaged area, and clamp a piece of wood over the veneer to hold it in place as the glue dries (figure F). The waxed paper will prevent the glue from sticking to the wood clamped on top of the veneer.
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