What is the Best Wood Filler? 

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So glad it helped!

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@@TheCraftsmanBlog TRY to use/test the SPACKLING from many new brands like UGL 222 (light), Crawford, Sherwin William spackling plaste for the exterior wood fight against sun, water, durability over n yrs. I tested MH Ready or others they are NO GOOD. Seems Crawford, UGL 222 and SW Spackling plaste is good to fight against WOOD temp contraction/expansion/season changes. I WOULD LOVE TO see u test those 3+ spackling products or more. It's HARD to find a good product to fill EXTERIOR house wood filler for a good paint job last like 20+ yrs (most painters just only remove the loose paint then piant it then 5-7 yrs later need another paint job. I use paint shaver or IR heater or heat gun stripe all old paint to bare wood then such paint job can last 20+ yrs but still we/I have to find a good spackling product to make exterior siding surface fill the imperfects. Wish u also do the same test. I've tested many products but did NOT edit or have time to do more through test like submerge under the rain, boiling water, strong heat over 120 deg F to simulate as sun/4 seasons change/etc). Now I'm wondering why use glue and sawdust to fill a hardwood floor becomes DARK color? What material to fill nail holes won't change color to black/dark b/c seems all wood filler or water or glue using a metal joint knife will cause dark color then I try to use a wood stick to stir or fill nail holes. I'm new to sand hardwood floor this DIY project. Any advice would be big help. Thx.

thats not the point though. just seeing how fillers do and that horrible stuff will rot under the primer and paint..

@@smartgorilla no it won’t. Lol smh

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PC products, great stuff for many decades now. Too bad the big box stores won't carry them.

Kwik wood was a different brand. Minwax was high performance 2 part, and a ready mix that shouldn't have did well at all exposed to the elements. Depends I guess if it was a water base or not.

Thanks Sky!

Abatron & PC epoxies are the real deal

Have you found something yet?

Coating the wood beneath your repair with a liquid epoxy will consolidate it and help that Bondo stick better. If not water will eventually get between the Bondo and wood rotting away around your repair. Been restoring old houses for 40 years and found this out the hard way.

Could've tried to add the stain to the filler. Very tough thing. Filler don't soak up stain.

Ended up using the 25$ bucket x3 of the minwax stainable. Excellent product to work with. I used “rock hard” on another project and wondered if it was stainable, this was a painted project w repair

No the wood epox is very expensive and the nail holes you are filling are not structural. From this video, I would use the mines filler.

stainable?

I probably should have been clearer. The JB Weld cures some quickly that it’s only good for small patches like this. The Abatron can rebuild huge elements and is structural as well so it’s way more flexible to a range of uses.

@@TheCraftsmanBlog Really appreciate it, thank you! I'm working on some 80-year-old screen/storm doors.

Might just wanna use titebond 3 or some exterior wood glue and screw/glue some actual cut wood in there, then sand/plane it down flush with the rest of the wood and use one for these fillers on the little gaps around the edges of your patch

Good question!

Yes, 5 years! I can find the 15 minutes of curing time tedious, my mind wandering... did you at least have an iPod for music while waiting? 5 years definitely a record for such a test!

No for stripped screw holes you really would want to plug them with a glued dowel and redrill a pilot hole.

@@justintimmons7613 wonderful information. Thanks a lot

I have tried it. I used the Minwax High Performance Wood Fuller which is the same formulation as Bondo. Did ok, but not as good as some of the others.

Not sure. Ha!

Right and it continues to rot

Walmart, Lowes

Scarlet Pumpernickel appply large amount in the hole , let it dry . Nd sand it down

I find abatron very easy to use - matching the shape of the wood or simply filling a hole. I found that dipping my putty knife in rubbing alcohol to finish makes it very smooth and helps with the issue you mention. Also, then required less sanding once dry.

@@kimberlybeasley3112 Thank you Kimberly and Scarlet, I had SAME question, have tried several wood putties in past and they were SO hard to apply that I eventually resorted to Spackle type filler, not really for this purpose, but held up ok, better than nothing for sure and I had lots of area to cover. Appreciate tip re: putty knife in rubbing alcohol!