wood filler

wood plugs

-- San Diego, CA US Navy

Depends what it is wall board, hard wood, and paneling.
About is what 3/4 less or more?

-- --<<<<<< I will not stop until I get it right. >>>>>>--

50 cal. holes?????

-- Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy-May all your dovetails fit tight and right the first time

it’s on a door frame…Douglass fir..and the holes are irregular and in an odd spot..making it hard to use plugs

-- Pabs

This stuff is “Da Bomb” for “Paint Grade” stuff. Does not shrink (actually expands slightly), controllable dry times, non toxic, sand able, tintable, stainable, and accepts primer and paint like a sponge. I love it, its cheap too :)

Durham Water Putty

An excerpt from their website;

”Remember, DURHAM’S is meant to fill voids.”

-- Jerry, "Some people are like Slinkies, They aren't good for much of anything, but they put a grin on your face when you push them down a flight of stairs"

Jerry is right on!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

you could also route out a regular sized area and fill the hole with wooden plugs… Being 3/4 of an inch I would hesitate to use fillers.

-- San Diego, CA US Navy

Water putty or body filler for paint grade

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

that looks like the product I need!!
but not sure they sell ths in my area (I’m in Moncton NB, Canada). I’ve never noticed that product before. checked the Home Depot site and they don’t have it there (online at least)

where doyou guys normally buy this stuff?

-- Pabs

Bondo: In the automotive section of Walmart or in the finishing dept of Lowes and HD.

Best stuff going.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

A note on automotive fillers in woodworking. If you go this route, try to find the “Lightweight” body filler. You will find that even the lightweight body filler is harder than the surrounding wood and you can easily create a “Scallop” around the patch if you don’t use a backer with your sandpaper. It also absorbs paint and primer differently than wood, enough so that it will show up in the finished product as a “Shiny Spot” unless sealed properly. Bondo, unlike “Water Putty” was not formulated to fill “Voids” , if you do decide to try to fill a big hole with it apply it in 2 or 3 applications instead of one big glob. Prep surface with 80 grit to give patch material a “tooth” to adhere to. Leave patch “proud” of hole and file or sanding flush before it hardens completely will give you better results.

In my experience the Durhams Water Putty much more closely replicates the porosity and hardness of wood eliminating these issues found with auto body fillers. Body fillers were made to be used with steel and the manufacturers try to model its properties more closely to metal than wood. Using an automotive grade “Primer Sealer” over the regular “Primer” helps hide these flaws. I have had very good results with the SEM product line. You can purchase these professional grade primer sealers at any auto body supply store. Your mileage may vary! YMMV

Jerry

-- Jerry, "Some people are like Slinkies, They aren't good for much of anything, but they put a grin on your face when you push them down a flight of stairs"