Sideboard peeling - 2 1/2 years old

bombini

My son has just stuck a rather large sticker (about the size of a coaster) on my sideboard which I then removed when I discovered it, about 5 minutes later.

When peeling it off I realised it has actually taken off some of the coating so I am not left with white patches in a fairly big area.

Is it worth calling Empire, the catalogue I bought it from or would they they just say to much time has past. I know 2 1/2 years is a long time but a sideboard isn't the sort of thing you replace after a couple of years or expect to develop a fault to develop so early on. I can't remember exact price but it was around £100 in the sale.

Any ideas ?

Thank

pulliptears

Your son put a sticker on it which you then peeled up. It's not a fault, it's not the manufacturers fault, its what happens when you put stickers on to wooden furniture.

Buy a touch up pen and move on.

bombini

pulliptears wrote: »

Your son put a sticker on it which you then peeled up. It's not a fault, it's not the manufacturers fault, its what happens when you put stickers on to wooden furniture.

Buy a touch up pen and move on.

Thanks,

Ive never had this happen before so didn't realise that it would peel of the coating.

pulliptears

bombini wrote: »

Thanks,

Ive never had this happen before so didn't realise that it would peel of the coating.

Yep, the coating on these type of sideboards is usually a think ironed on layer of a wood effect paper with a sticky back. They peel up very easily I'm afraid (been there worn that particular T shirt )

Wilko's used to do like a wax crayon stick in various wood shades that you could use to touch it up, or just stick a nice vase over it.

If it happens again soak the offending sticker in WD40 and it should dissolve the glue making it easy to remove

bombini

pulliptears wrote: »

Yep, the coating on these type of sideboards is usually a think ironed on layer of a wood effect paper with a sticky back. They peel up very easily I'm afraid (been there worn that particular T shirt )

Wilko's used to do like a wax crayon stick in various wood shades that you could use to touch it up, or just stick a nice vase over it.

If it happens again soak the offending sticker in WD40 and it should dissolve the glue making it easy to remove

I will be on the look out for a touch up pen !

texranger

bombini wrote: »

I will be on the look out for a touch up pen !

found this


http://www.amazon.co.uk/TOTAL-FURNITURE-SCRATCH-REPAIR-SYSTEM/dp/B0056ZQK9E/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1323801833&sr=8-4