07-04-2025, 06:11 PM
I forgot to mention, it's been like this for a few years now. it happened not long after we bought the table .
Yeah, that makes a difference.
So the veneer is likely warped and separated from the host material, no moisture to consider.
You might try making a small mask to insulate the rest of the table, and use a steamer or steam iron to heat and then compress the bubble.
Or put a small bit of wet paper towel on the veneers and let it soak a bit, then treat it with a 'dry' iron, and put a flat piece of something on it, with a paper towel in between.
The idea would be to get the veneer wet enough to be reshaped, then held flat while it's dried out.
This assumes it is a bubble and not a bulge, which would indicate the host material has deformed as well.
I'd expect there'd still be a visible artifact, but it might be less obvious/annoying.
Yeah, that makes a difference.
So the veneer is likely warped and separated from the host material, no moisture to consider.
You might try making a small mask to insulate the rest of the table, and use a steamer or steam iron to heat and then compress the bubble.
Or put a small bit of wet paper towel on the veneers and let it soak a bit, then treat it with a 'dry' iron, and put a flat piece of something on it, with a paper towel in between.
The idea would be to get the veneer wet enough to be reshaped, then held flat while it's dried out.
This assumes it is a bubble and not a bulge, which would indicate the host material has deformed as well.
I'd expect there'd still be a visible artifact, but it might be less obvious/annoying.