Captains Chair seams HELP

[TOSPHASER]

:cry My WIP Original series Trek chair replica has been setting for about a year in primer, I went to work on it today and all the seams and joints have moved and you can see all of them......when I last left it they were all smooth and invisible. :cool
They were all glued together with Gorilla glue and on the inside with resin.........my question is.....is there anything I can do :confused
I am going to finish with household latex primer and paint.....will this help hide them or is there a trick.
thanks for any help.
Bruce

 

[micdavis]

This is why I hate working in wood. It is not stable. It will shrink and grow in wide temperature swings. Cracking is inevitable. All you can do is fix it when it happens.

The guys at HMS laminated the chair (the one Rodd.com is giving away) they made with a color core Formica. Looks pretty good. BUt bending that front curve must have been tough.

Two coats of primer and two coats of paint will help.

 

[TOSPHASER]

This is why I hate working in wood. It is not stable. It will shrink and grow in wide temperature swings. Cracking is inevitable. All you can do is fix it when it happens.

The guys at HMS laminated the chair (the one Rodd.com is giving away) they made with a color core Formica. Looks pretty good. BUt bending that front curve must have been tough.

Two coats of primer and two coats of paint will help.

Thanks Mike..........I feel better knowing it is not just me :lol
I will just paint the thing and go with the flow, the over all look is killer, but you know what I wanted.
thanks buddy.
Bruce

 

[Prefect42]

Bruce,

I used gorilla glue, wood glue and drywall screws. It felt like a bit much at the time but I tend to over-engineer everything.

It's only been about 6 months since I started on the MicDavis kit but it's holding up beautifully.

Sorry to hear your chair is getting wanky. I think MicDavis might have hit the solution. Would you consider going back with drywall screws? I countersunk them and had to putty over the holes but think it's worth it.

Let us know.

Ted.
Prefect42.

 

[TOSPHASER]

Bruce,

I used gorilla glue, wood glue and drywall screws. It felt like a bit much at the time but I tend to over-engineer everything.

It's only been about 6 months since I started on the MicDavis kit but it's holding up beautifully.

Sorry to hear your chair is getting wanky. I think MicDavis might have hit the solution. Would you consider going back with drywall screws? I countersunk them and had to putty over the holes but think it's worth it.

Let us know.

Ted.
Prefect42.

crycrycrycry:cry

That might be the way to go...............ang it ted:cry lol:lol
I will give it some thought today......:unsure
thanks for the advice buddy

 

[kdawg1]

There is a Bondo type material Called Thin Ice it stays flexible and you can sand it! I used it on my tread section on my B9 Robot and it works great!
I think NAPA sells it. Hope that helps