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   notDusty | Apr 20, 2006 11:59pm | #1

   aaronb ,

                You could try a dab of acrylic latex caulking in a similar color .

                                  good   luck

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   xxxxx | Apr 21, 2006 01:38am | #2

   There is a line of melamine/laminate patching compound. Lacquer based, comes in small tubes.  We use it in the shop I work in (custom millwork).  Probably only available from commercial suppliers/wholesalers.  Maybe they'll sell to you if you're not in the business.

    

   Paul

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   LeeGrindinger | Apr 21, 2006 02:19am | #3

   It's called Seamfil. Color matching is the only issue but I think the manufacturers have answered the call and have some for the standard colors of white and almond.To the original poster, contact the local Melamine dealer and ask who sells the Seamfil in that area. If you can't buy it directly make friends with a shop that slings the stuff. Every shop slinging melamine needs the Seamfil.But, who knows Maybe Home Depot or Lowe's carries it. Don't hold your breath, it's more of a thing for the professional shops.Lee

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   notDusty | Apr 21, 2006 07:33am | #4

   Lee , xxxxx and all ,

                                   If it is seamfill you want then go to the local countertop  shop or supply house that distributes Formica and laminates they will have seam fill .

                               dusty

   Edited 4/21/2006 12:33 am ET by notDusty

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   Jamie_Buxton | Apr 21, 2006 08:04am | #5

   Fastcap makes little stick-on covers for screws.   They're intended to cover deliberate holes, but there's no reason they can't cover mistakes.   They have covers which match all of the melamine colors.  The things are so thin that they're almost impossible to see when they're in the back of a cabinet.  http://www.fastcap.com/  , and http://www.wwhardware is one online source.

   
   

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   Edited 4/21/2006 1:05 am ET by Jamie_Buxton

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   daviddubya | Apr 21, 2006 04:59pm | #6

   Elmer's makes wood filler in lots of colors, including white.  I have used it to patch goofs in melamine cabinets.  It is not a perfect color match, but works well enough if the patch is not in a highly visible spot.  You can buy a tube of the product at Home Depot.

   Daviddubya - Cave Creek, AZ

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   craig | Apr 22, 2006 02:20am | #7

   seamfil.  Try Kampel products.

    

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   larryscabnuts | Apr 22, 2006 08:39am | #8

   Seamfil will last maybe 6 months. I'd replace the whole panel.

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   aaronb | Apr 22, 2006 06:23pm | #9

   Thanks I will try Seamfill. Sounds like it should do the trick.

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   craig | Apr 23, 2006 07:02am | #10

   if it is a deep gouge,, it will take a few applications.  It will die back.  Use lacquer thinner on a rag wrapped around a block of wood to flatten it.

    

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   loucarabasi | Apr 23, 2006 12:58pm | #11

   Use bondo and then paint to match. After bondo dries.scrape it flush with a razor blade. then paint. you can use a piece of fabric on the wet paint to achieve the desired texture.

   Hope this helps you, LMC

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   cowtown | Apr 24, 2006 08:56am | #12

   I've read all the suggestions so far about seamfill, bondo plus paint, and the fastcaps.

   Back of a cabinet, a fastcap will likely pass muster. OTOH, if yer working with melamine, a tube of seamfill shouldn't be a foreign object on yer jobsite. Yer gonna need it sooner or later.

   Lesson learned, no doubt. But I betcha you won't be doin' it again--- soon.

   One suggestion that I didn''t see was to drill out the chip with a 3/8" bradpoint drill, and then tap in a 3/8 plug cut out of melamine. Problem is that sometimes when yer drilling the hole, the broken wood chips out, and yer back to filling chips.

   So, IF yer client questions it, you could say, " Ya, it's a tiny screw up on my part, and I've fixed it as best I can, There are other solutions, but nary a one of em is gauranteed to be less conspicuous"

   Dollars to donuts, with a fastcap, it is gonna be accepted as part of the installation.

   Eric
   in Cowtown

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   John_D | Apr 24, 2006 09:42am | #13

   When donuts are $1 each, won't that phrase "I'll bet you dollars to donuts" stop making sense? :)My goal is for my work to outlast me.  Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.

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   user-24138 | Dec 02, 2015 08:54pm | #14

   Got some SeamFil on Amazon

   I was looking for a solution because a neighbor tore out a bunch of 3/4" almond melamine that had been nailed together. I needed a way to patch the holes after I used it all up to build in some new laundry shelving/cabinetry.

   Many of the holes I was able to eliminate by carefully selecting my cuts or by simple placement of my vertical pieces for the new shelving,.

   However, there were other surface nail holes I couldn't get rid of.

   After reading this, I looked for some SeamFil in Almond and found some on Amazon.

   I still have to try it out. It arrived yesterday. Thanks for your input however.