Can you fix a dent in a rounded hardwood corner?
Impact damage on a rounded hardwood corner leaves homeowners worried that the repair is too complicated for a beginner to handle. Because it involves solid hardwood and parallel cracks along its length, beginners often struggle to know whether it is an easy fix or if they need to call someone else.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Mask around the affected area, apply color matched epoxy, then shape, sand, and polish.
- 2Using flexible compounds or fiberglass mesh tape with fasteners instead of standard spackle.
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.