How To Caulk Seams and Fill In Nail Holes Before Paint (Painting Series) - Spencer Colgan 

This guy has to be doing his best chistopher walken impression on purpose. Hes a pro. This is great

Mr Colgan consistently produces an excellent finished product. Amazing considering what some GCs, drywallers, and “carpenters” consider “paint-ready” work. Painters spend a lot of time putting lipstick on a pig.

Yep, I learned how/why to caulk 30 years ago. Trying to teach novices has always been a losing battle. My advice: buy the better caulk gun to start.

This is what makes the Painter , All the detail work Blow and go guys don't want to do. Nice Work Sir 👍

Christopher Walken teaches the finer points of caulking.

fella`s i need more cow bell i gotta have it , nothing better than some good caulking talk nice job 🤣🤣

Thanks for showing us how a true professional does it :)

Thanks for the video. Working on my first board and batten project in my house. Today was caulking day so this was very helpful.

Thank you Spencer you answered every question I had clear video straight to the point I appreciate every video you've made

Wonderful! Thank you so much! Very helpful!

Legend love your video man you a Artist with perfection

The guy from Vancouver carpenter says he doesn't like the dry dex stuff because in his mind it's "a glorified drywall filler" and dries too soft so it's easy to over sand it. He prefers plain elmer's wood filler or Dyna Patch Pro. Or so he said in his video. Thank you for sharing your tips on filling with the bondo and man that marker trick is great.

Thank you for the lowdown - appreciate the detail.

GREAT instruction, THANKS :)

A great tip I love the Vancouver Carpenter

Good advice Spence

A trick I learned from an old carpenter is to push the caulking gun instead of pulling it. Works best on hairline cracks. You use half the caulk, and it smoothes out as you go.

Thank you I’ve never done this before just recently got new property and the inside is not true my god all the trim and doors not straight so there’s lots of caps in molding and trim that need to be filled. This helped me thanks.

im in the middle of painting my little house! Thank You

I love the smell of bondo

This video wins the award for having the most "That's what she said" comments.

Thank You

thank you

I'm having a tough time getting filling with Drydex right. It seems to pull into the nail holes which are a large ♠️ spade-like shape. So you have to put it on in a bit of a mound. Then when you go to sand it with a sponge, it is very hard to find the line between over and under sanding. It's easy to dig down into the hole and leave a shallow hole to only have to fill it again. And it's not just a circular hole which might be easier. Caulking is also very challenging, as the cracks are different widths. I think might start cutting two sizes and swapping them out. Also it can be tough to clear the caulking out of the corners of the frames. I have fairly large hands and it leaves little builds in the corners. Large cracks are the most challenging though. I either put to much or too little. I've caulked outdoors a lot but indoors is giving me a run for my money! It's very high end work I'm doing. My last job was fine but this has to be perfect looking.

I don't do the mark, take a little tape and wrap it around the tube and gun so it is always in the same orientation...

Painter. Homeowner used Bondo glazing to fill in damaged 8” window sills. Applied it like drywall compound with I guess a spatula. Not prepared for how fast it sets up. Finish coat BMoore Regal Select semi. Arrived to see what appeared to be Georgia clay covered in faint yellow. For deeper cracks or holes, Bondo isn’t the best. Wood expands. Bondo doesn’t. Apply Thin for surface defects. May want to use plastic putty knives, or prepare to clean tools frequently doing a large room.

Well, whatever works and achieves the level of perfection you desire. If you do this for a living then efficiency and compromise might play into things. As a DIY perfectionist with numerous renos over the decades, I use a variety of products. Bondo, automotive glazing putty, Lepage and Elmers tinted wood filler in both tube and tub, drywall compound, etc. Caulking of hairline cracks is an obvious choice though deep cracks will shrink and a secondary application doesn’t lay down as neatly so I may transition to a different filler for large gaps especially on baseboards. For brad or nail holes I’ve tried the flush putty knife method which sands easier but may need a secondary fill after drying to account for shrinkage which leaves a dimple. Leaving putty proud accounts for shrinkage but often takes longer to sand flush. With MDF, brads can leave a “volcanoed” hole that I often sand flush first, then blow out the dust and do my fill. I often use a quick grab dab of caulking glue every 12” and avoid brads unless really needed for warp. I hate painters who use caulking for nail hole filling as it shrinks and with a higher paint sheen level is rather noticeable. Other than the excellent cutting in skills of a pro painter, I find I can do a better final job but again, I have unlimited time if it’s my own trim work. And I have to own the bad gaps for rushed carpentry finishing. At least it’s paint grade I tell myself. For real wood, well…

We just use sherwin Williams lightweight spackle for nail holes. Works great, just doesn’t work as well if the nail hole is just slightly too deep

Hands down my favorite accent… Astoria, NYC…

Thank you for this channel and the time and effort you put up to it. Its hard to find people that are artist in what they do whatever the trade :). Im just a guy that its starting to work as a maintenance tech on a property force by the hole pandemic and Im learning everything that I can! And your videos really helped me a lot thanks once again :) y me parece genial su español no se si sea su primera lengua pero lo habla muy bien :) 🤟🏻🙏🏻

Enjoyed this tutorial - but what to use to fill in nail holes on wood which would not be painted? Thank you!

Nice molding work. I have spent too many hours installing miles of wood molding only to watch cracks appear at caulking lines. Wood is going to shrink, just the way it is.

Thanks for the video I accidentally filled nail holes with caulking silicone, is there any repair on this?? Thank you

is the wall panelling best done on the wall directly or mounted separate & later attached? do you recommend painting by hand or spray it ?

What caulking should I use for floating panels and cabinet doors when using a water-based paint product??

That red putty is going o be hard to cover?

Hears "commensurate". Hits "like" and "subscribe".

Do i need to caulk where the baseboard meets the lvp floor?

Thank you! I caulked the nail holes and didn’t wipe it. Now I have to sand it and scrape it off 😢

Thoughts on wood putty then sand?

The down side to bondo is that nasty red dust and extra coats Of paint...I use elmers wood filler it’s yellow better coverage tougher to sand though. On a job last year I used bondo over top of grey tile with white grout I had a drop down but when I pulled it up that red got in the grout and ruined it haha last time I used that stuff

Most people don’t see the imperfections unless you’re a finish carpenter.I seen a lot of poor craftsmanship but did not want to upset the homeowner.

Hanibal Lecter just taught me how to caulk

can anyone define the job title of caulking baseboards and trim, filling nail holes, etc. is that being a painter and a process that happens before painting the walls

Why have they made a wood filler that's not white but purple.... is it because your need to give it another coat of undercoat to cover the purple ...seems like a big knife for such a little nail hole...I would like to have seen the finished product with the light shinning in...will you be able to see the purple nail holes?

Have you tried Mg ReadyPatch?

I'm just waiting for the 2 inch sliver in the finger as he's speed caulking.

Do you need to caulk the small reveal between the different wood pieces or just where it meets the wall?

You only showed caulking of top of molding seams. Do you need to caulk all seams though (sides, bottom)?

Is it necessary to spackle first, and then apply the bondo putty, or is bondo alone sufficient? Thanks!

Do you sand the glazing putty also?

In the uk we would never apply caulk to bare unprimed Mdf for fear of it not sticking to porous etc plus why is the filler so dark in colour is this a vision thing or just purely the colour the product ?

I use car body filler to fill nail holes it works well and I can't understand why people would use caulk

I use Sheetrock 45, no dents and smooth as can be.

Hey I did that wall lol

The only bondo glazing and spot putty that I found is white and requires use of a cream hardener. Why the difference and where do you find what you use. TYIA

@spencer. What can i use to fill joint on thos butt joints?

What about DAP Plastic Wood?

Which interior caulking brand/type do you use? Thx

Do you have to sand after using the bondo?

I must’ve missed it in the video....what’s the best caulk to use? I’ve heard DAP is best?

After using the red filler, you have to prime over that right?

What do you use for grit of sandpaper after

Primer/sanding sealer should go on before caulk and fill. Then fill. Then sand all. THEN caulk....LAST.

Is the Bondo really better than the Drydex? Why?

Can joint compound be used in place of drydex if dry time isn't an issue?

Spencer, you recently posted a video where you used another product to fill nail holes instead of Bondo. Would you let me know what that was. I can’t find the video. THANKS.

What type of Caulk ? Silicone ?

What about wood putty Buddy?

Such a wabker

"whenever you have some wood moulding up against another wood, you can expect some movement." That's only HALF fact. The OTHER half is ".....when you have crappy carpenters." ;-)

I think that knife is too big for that

He sounds like Anthony Fauci

SPEAKING OF LOOKING BAD... That receptacle plate on the wall at 3:01 needed to be moved. The way you hacked up the the frame around the wood looks terrible. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL.

Oh my god that was painful to watch. Get a new profession there bud