Buyers Remorse || Patching and Painting a Badly Damaged Dresser

This past spring, I spotted this beautiful, old dresser on Facebook Marketplace for only $60. Since I was working late that day, I asked the hubs to pick it up for me. The moment I laid eyes on it, my enthusiasm dropped. The dresser was a colossal mess! It was filthy! And it had missing or chipped veneer in NUMEROUS places, dings EVERYWHERE, deep scratches, scraping drawers - and even a burn on the top! Ugh!
Can I save it while maintaining it's original state? No. Did I do the dresser service? Let me know in the comments below.
Products used include:
All Purpose Bondo
Irwin clamps
Qwik Wood
DeWalt Rotary Sander
SurfPrep Sanding system
M-jump 5 inch Mouse Hand Sanding Pad Hook and Loop Sanding Block
DeWalt 10 gallon ShopVac
Fulton 11 Piece 21 Profile Contour and Angle Sanding Grip Pack
Bahco 665 Premium Ergonomic Carbide Scraper, 2-1/2"
Ravinte Cabinet Knobs Brushed Brass Square Knobs
Ravinte 12-3/5 In Square Cabinet Handles Cabinet Pulls, Brushed Brass
King&Charles Cabinet Hardware Jig
BullsEye Clear Shellac, spray can
Rustoleum 2x Black Primer
Durham's Water Putty
Earlex 5500/5700 sprayer
Valspar Cabinet & Furniture paint, equal parts SW Caviar & Indigo Cloth
Minwax Polycrylic, Matte