Pro tip: If you have a cheaper desk made of pressure treated wood, and it gets hold and starts to get spots where the laminate is gone exposing the wood then you probably already know once that happens it gets wors real quick as just rubbing against it will flake off shards o wood till your desk distinigrates.

If when the patches form you takes some super clue and create a coating it works REALLY well. On the one hand it water proofs it which if water gets in it will ruin things a lot. and it stops it from flaking off.

I need to get a new desk but its a big project and so far this has worked great to keep my 25 year old desk alive.

If you want a smooth surface do it in two steps.. the first time the super glue absorbs so when it drys it creates a nice barrier but looks like youdidnt do anything. The second coat will not soak into the wood so you can then fill the hole, let it dry and sand it. this can give youa glossy smooth coat if you want to take it a step further.

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I assume this works better than if you tried to use resin glue? (I'm asking because that would be the first I'd try.)

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@robryk I havent tested side by side... but it works really well. Other glues i tried early on werent effective because they were thick so they didnt soak in and thus didnt do good at water proofing. Plus the super glue is very hard so it really lasts once dried.

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