I think my cat ruined my table!!

[Hav0k99]

Yesterday my wife had set out a vase w/ some roses out on the middle of the table. This morning I saw that the vase was knocked over and water all over the table. I'm pretty sure my cat was trying to drink out of it since the vase had a wide mouth.

I dried it up before heading to work and when I got home I noticed that in the middle of the table where it splits apart to change from seating 4 to 6 was all warped. I undid the latches and took take a better look at it. My wife is devistaded and I am wondering if there is anything tha can be done. The first thing I thought of was posting my story up here as I have recieved excellent help in the past.

Here is a picture:

http://i51.tinypic.com/2mgqkj7.jpg

 

[lxskllr]

You sure it was here you got excellent help? I find that hard to believe :^P

Hard to tell in the picture. Is the wood warped, or just the veneer?

 

[PottedMeat]

looks like veneer on MDF, water got in between the leaves and was soaked up by the MDF.

i don't think you can fix waterlogged MDF. maybe compressing some scrap wood and the warped part of the table between some c clamps will help a little.

 

[Hav0k99]

looks like veneer on MDF, water got in between the leaves and was soaked up by the MDF.

i don't think you can fix waterlogged MDF. maybe compressing some scrap wood and the warped part of the table between some c clamps will help a little.

What is MDF?

 

[PottedMeat]

What is MDF?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard

from the pics it looks like fiberboard base and the way it swelled from water

 

[JackBurton]

First thing you need to do is get rid of that cat.

 

[Numenorean]

Buy a real table next time.

 

[mugs]

Buy a real table next time.

You think real wood will react well to having water on it for hours?

I've noticed a trend of you making really stupid posts. Is this something you just started today, or have I simply not noticed it until now?

 

[LumbergTech]

buy a new wife, devastated because of a table? unless its a family thing or something..

 

[MtnMan]

You think real wood will react well to having water on it for hours?

I've noticed a trend of you making really stupid posts. Is this something you just started today, or have I simply not noticed it until now?

It won't do that MDF is a bit better than particle board, but only a little bit better.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Yesterday my wife had set out a vase w/ some roses out on the middle of the table. This morning I saw that the vase was knocked over and water all over the table. I'm pretty sure my cat was trying to drink out of it since the vase had a wide mouth.

I dried it up before heading to work and when I got home I noticed that in the middle of the table where it splits apart to change from seating 4 to 6 was all warped. I undid the latches and took take a better look at it. My wife is devistaded and I am wondering if there is anything tha can be done. The first thing I thought of was posting my story up here as I have recieved excellent help in the past.

Here is a picture:

http://i51.tinypic.com/2mgqkj7.jpg

You can afford a dining room table but you cannot spell devastated? Or received? Or that?

I'd let it dry out for a few days and see if that helps. That veneer might split if it is real wood, if it isn't it might return to a close proximity of its former glory.

 

[Soundmanred]

Cats don't ruin tables, water ruins tables.

 

[Numenorean]

You think real wood will react well to having water on it for hours?

I've noticed a trend of you making really stupid posts. Is this something you just started today, or have I simply not noticed it until now?

With a real table, it would be sealed everywhere and the water wouldn't affect it.

 

[Soundmanred]

It's definitely MDF, so it's ruined.
No amount of clamping and drying returns MDF to it's compressed form.

 

[halik]

Yesterday my wife had set out a vase w/ some roses out on the middle of the table. This morning I saw that the vase was knocked over and water all over the table. I'm pretty sure my cat was trying to drink out of it since the vase had a wide mouth.

I dried it up before heading to work and when I got home I noticed that in the middle of the table where it splits apart to change from seating 4 to 6 was all warped. I undid the latches and took take a better look at it. My wife is devistaded and I am wondering if there is anything tha can be done. The first thing I thought of was posting my story up here as I have recieved excellent help in the past.

Here is a picture:

http://i51.tinypic.com/2mgqkj7.jpg

I hear you can use an iron to flatten the veneer back down? The heat softens the glue supposedly.

 

[halik]

looks like veneer on MDF, water got in between the leaves and was soaked up by the MDF.

i don't think you can fix waterlogged MDF. maybe compressing some scrap wood and the warped part of the table between some c clamps will help a little.

It wouldn't be MDF, just some lesser wood (not wallnut/mahogany). No one uses MDF combined with real wood veneer; you're thinking of ikea furniture (MDF + vinyl)

 

[MovingTarget]

Make a real table next time.

ftfy. If you know a little woodworking and have access to the proper tools, you will be able to enjoy that for decades without having to worry about water-based feline attack. Hardwood ftw!

 

[Numenorean]

ftfy. If you know a little woodworking and have access to the proper tools, you will be able to enjoy that for decades without having to worry about water-based feline attack. Hardwood ftw!

Well yeah, but after the post from the OP I figured that is way beyond his capabilities.

 

[Soundmanred]

It wouldn't be MDF, just some lesser wood (not wallnut/mahogany). No one uses MDF combined with real wood veneer; you're thinking of ikea furniture (MDF + vinyl)

Nope, it's MDF. I've seen crap like this after helping with disaster relief. Some people thought their $100 tables were real wood. They were probably sold as "Real Wood*" with the "*" meaning "veneer".

I've also seen subwoofer boxes do this when a trunk leaks, that's why it's always good to use some kind of waterproof coating.

All the furniture I buy is either metal and glass or real wood*.

*not compressed fibers or plywood

 

[MovingTarget]

Well yeah, but after the post from the OP I figured that is way beyond his capabilities.

True, but it is a good time to learn. It may seem like I am talking out of my ass here recommending that, but I plan on taking woodworking classes soon so that I can make furniture like my Grandfather used to do. I can't wait as it seems like a lot of fun (and work too)...

 

[Howard]

I think you're pretty SOL. Next time don't leave water on the table.

 

[zerocool84]

ftfy. If you know a little woodworking and have access to the proper tools, you will be able to enjoy that for decades without having to worry about water-based feline attack. Hardwood ftw!

It's the same way I feel about meat, why go buy your meat pre-killed and butchered when you could do it yourself.

 

[Rifter]

its a cheap mdf table, just replace it with either:

A: Another cheap table that will get wrecked the next time the cat spills water on it

B: A real wood table thats properly sealed and could withstand a firehose pointed at it.

 

[Born2bwire]

You think real wood will react well to having water on it for hours?

I've noticed a trend of you making really stupid posts. Is this something you just started today, or have I simply not noticed it until now?

Nah, it's pretty much par for the course for him.

EDIT: You know what? Is there a poster here whose name starts with the letter "n" and isn't an absolute asshole? Numerianonen, narmer, nebor, neckbeard... I can't think of any.

 

[TheShiz]

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