Anyone have a trick product for filling nails holes on something that
is to be painted? I've used glazing putty in the past and the results
are good but the stuff is a mess to work with and dries up. In a
moment of desperation I tried Play-Doh (glazing putty was dried up),
went in easy and cleanup was a snap but it shrinks too much.
Anyone ever try plumbers putty?
"RayV" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Anyone have a trick product for filling nails holes on something that
> is to be painted? I've used glazing putty in the past and the results
> are good but the stuff is a mess to work with and dries up. In a
> moment of desperation I tried Play-Doh (glazing putty was dried up),
> went in easy and cleanup was a snap but it shrinks too much.
>
> Anyone ever try plumbers putty?
>
In addition to my suggestion of DAP Spackling, take note that if you use a
filler that dries to a hard substance, remove as much as possible before it
dries. If you leave a lump on the surface that is much harder than the
surrounding wood as is often the case if you are going to paint the surface,
sanding can leave a shallow area around the filled in hole as the wood sands
away faster than the hard filler. In this case hand sanding with a piece of
sand paper wrapped around a block of wood works much better than an electric
sander with a cushioned bottom.
"DAC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> rockhard water putty
>
I ditto that. I've used it for years.
Max
In article <[email protected]>,
RayV <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone have a trick product for filling nails holes on something that
>is to be painted? I've used glazing putty in the past and the results
>are good but the stuff is a mess to work with and dries up. In a
>moment of desperation I tried Play-Doh (glazing putty was dried up),
>went in easy and cleanup was a snap but it shrinks too much.
>
>Anyone ever try plumbers putty?
>
Uhh... How about wood putty?
--
Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
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"RayV" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone have a trick product for filling nails holes on something that
> is to be painted? I've used glazing putty in the past and the results
> are good but the stuff is a mess to work with and dries up. In a
> moment of desperation I tried Play-Doh (glazing putty was dried up),
> went in easy and cleanup was a snap but it shrinks too much.
>
> Anyone ever try plumbers putty?
>
DAP Spackling.
In article <[email protected]>, "RayV" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone have a trick product for filling nails holes on something that
>is to be painted? I've used glazing putty in the past and the results
>are good but the stuff is a mess to work with and dries up. In a
>moment of desperation I tried Play-Doh (glazing putty was dried up),
>went in easy and cleanup was a snap but it shrinks too much.
>
>Anyone ever try plumbers putty?
Try painter's putty.
>
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
Elmers carpenter's wood filler, dries hard ,shrink free. Comes in a plastic
tube and is paintable in a few hours. Painter putty remains soft.
"RayV" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone have a trick product for filling nails holes on something that
> is to be painted? I've used glazing putty in the past and the results
> are good but the stuff is a mess to work with and dries up. In a
> moment of desperation I tried Play-Doh (glazing putty was dried up),
> went in easy and cleanup was a snap but it shrinks too much.
>
> Anyone ever try plumbers putty?
>
>