Howdy remaining wreckers,
I've spent the last few weekends trying to finish up the trim in the
remodeled bathroom. In addition to the usual stuff-- baseboard, door and
window casings, bed molding at the ceiling-- there is T&G beaded
wainscoting, and a three-piece compound molding above the wainscoting.
Lots of nail holes to fill! Everything is being painted, so I used One-
Touch Spackle to fill the holes.
If you are unfamiliar with this product, it is strange stuff. It
comes in a plastic container about the size of a yogurt package. The 8oz.
(volume) container weighs almost the same empty as full, without
exaggeration. It has no noticeable smell, and no 'body' whatsoever, it's
that lightweight. The spackle itself is white, with a very dry, almost
crumbly consistency in the container, but applied with a putty knife, it
goes on cleanly and smoothly with two quick passes. Freshly applied, it is
soft, almost like foam, but an hour later it is hard as rock. It expands
slightly as it hardens, and needs to be knocked back with a quick swipe of
the sandpaper before painting, leaving a perfect surface, where the nail
holes cannot be found after painting. An almost empty container remains
soft and usable, without drying and hardening. It gives much better
results, for the effort, than other wood fillers that I've used.
What on earth is this stuff?
Scott
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the time to install the FREE Xnews program, learn how to use it, and you'll
kick yourself for putting up with the crap for so long. No affiliation,
etc. etc.
I don't know what it is but it sounds like something I could really
use right about now. Where did you locate it? I just did a search on
the borgs and they seem to have a different brand than On=Touch.
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:50:35 GMT, Scott Cramer
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Howdy remaining wreckers,
>
> I've spent the last few weekends trying to finish up the trim in the
>remodeled bathroom. In addition to the usual stuff-- baseboard, door and
>window casings, bed molding at the ceiling-- there is T&G beaded
>wainscoting, and a three-piece compound molding above the wainscoting.
>Lots of nail holes to fill! Everything is being painted, so I used One-
>Touch Spackle to fill the holes.
>
> If you are unfamiliar with this product, it is strange stuff. It
>comes in a plastic container about the size of a yogurt package. The 8oz.
>(volume) container weighs almost the same empty as full, without
>exaggeration. It has no noticeable smell, and no 'body' whatsoever, it's
>that lightweight. The spackle itself is white, with a very dry, almost
>crumbly consistency in the container, but applied with a putty knife, it
>goes on cleanly and smoothly with two quick passes. Freshly applied, it is
>soft, almost like foam, but an hour later it is hard as rock. It expands
>slightly as it hardens, and needs to be knocked back with a quick swipe of
>the sandpaper before painting, leaving a perfect surface, where the nail
>holes cannot be found after painting. An almost empty container remains
>soft and usable, without drying and hardening. It gives much better
>results, for the effort, than other wood fillers that I've used.
>
> What on earth is this stuff?
>
>Scott
>
>P.S. As for the trolls - I use Xnews, and have no idea what the squawking
>is all about. A couple of keystrokes to killfile the obvious offenders,
>combined with a block on crossposting, and it just doesn't show up. Take
>the time to install the FREE Xnews program, learn how to use it, and you'll
>kick yourself for putting up with the crap for so long. No affiliation,
>etc. etc.
On 21 Oct 2003, Tuffie spake unto rec.woodworking:
> I don't know what it is but it sounds like something I could really
> use right about now. Where did you locate it? I just did a search on
> the borgs and they seem to have a different brand than On=Touch.
>>Everything is being painted, so I used
>>One- Touch Spackle to fill the holes.
I picked it up at the local lumberyard/hardware place. I'll look up
the manufacturer when I'm home tonight -- I can't find anything on the web.
Scott
>> I don't know what it is but it sounds like something I could really
>> use right about now. Where did you locate it? I just did a search
>> on the borgs and they seem to have a different brand than On=Touch.
>
>>>Everything is being painted, so I used
>>>One- Touch Spackle to fill the holes.
>
> I picked it up at the local lumberyard/hardware place. I'll
> look up
> the manufacturer when I'm home tonight -- I can't find anything on the
> web.
I guess I had the name wrong - it's OneTime Spackle
http://doityourself.com/store/7981475.htm
This looks to be the same stuff, at any rate.
Scott
On 21 Oct 2003, Tom Watson spake unto rec.woodworking:
>
>> What on earth is this stuff?
>
> Scott: It's mostly chalk, glycol and water.
>
> http://www.reddevil.com/pdfs/0540doc.pdf
Thanks, Tom.
>
> DAP has a similar product.
>
> http://www.dap.com/msds/10410.pdf
>
> My experience with the DAP tells me that the claims about the
> non-shrinking properties are overrated.
SWMBO has been using the Red Devil stuff for years, mostly on outside
repairs (split facing boards and such) and swears by it. I didn't have any
particularly large gaps to fill in the bathroom, but I'll keep a close eye
on it.
>
> Regards, Tom
> Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:50:35 GMT, Scott Cramer
<[email protected]> wrote:
> What on earth is this stuff?
Scott: It's mostly chalk, glycol and water.
http://www.reddevil.com/pdfs/0540doc.pdf
DAP has a similar product.
http://www.dap.com/msds/10410.pdf
My experience with the DAP tells me that the claims about the
non-shrinking properties are overrated.
Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
Tuffie <[email protected]> wrote:
>I don't know what it is but it sounds like something I could really
>use right about now. Where did you locate it? I just did a search on
>the borgs and they seem to have a different brand than On=Touch.
>
>
HD's is Patch-n-Paint lightweight spackling paste. Been around for a
while (long enough for lots of brands). Good stuff.
--
Alex
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