Custom Cabinet Building

remove the screw

sand out the bump. Sadly if you dont sand the hole panel, you might see it when you stain it.

you could take a damp rag, place a hot iron on the rag thats over the bump which will expand the fibres……let dry, sand the whole panel smooth

-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso

read above,

However if you want to flatten the panel first you can always put a block of wood on it, and strike it with a mallet, usually this will remove a bump, and the block will keep you from getting a dent! But if you get a dent, just get out a clothes iron, fill it with water, turn it as high as it will go and set it to steam, it’ll pull it right out.

-- The mark of a good carpenter is not how few mistakes he makes, but rather how well he fixes them.

Yeah I have bad luck sanding out the bumps, a few times I’ve sanded through the veneer and left a hole so I try flattening first.

-- -- Rick M.

Ditto the block idea first….it usually works for me depending on how bad the bump is.

-- I long for the days when Coke was a cola, and a joint was a bad place to be (Merle Haggard)

Thanks for the reply’s guys—guess I haven’t hit the bumps hard enough.Will give it another try. Thought Imight try a block and clamp—see if I can get a little more pressure without causing a dent. Let you all know if it works. Thanks again.