but it takes some finesse and/or fine line brush touch up before top coat to hide bigger mistakes. Darker colors hide the edges better, than lighter stain colors. The resulting putty looks more the base wood color, and the wood dust takes stain more like surrounding wood.Įven with best filler, still have shadows where ever edge grain is exposed and absorbs more stain than filler. One trick I use to make filler blend in better on big mistakes: Save some 150-220 sanding dust from your ROS, and mix ~1:3 dust to Timbermate/Elmer's that has been wet out with couple of drops of water. But is it not like Timbermate, where even old dried filler can be re-wet and used again. If can really dries out, couple of tablespoons of water, 30min soak, plus a good stirring and it's ready for use.īoth Elmer's and Minwax make Latex (acrylic co-polymer with calcium carbonate) based stainable filler that tolerates addition of HOT water to solve reasonable dry out. I put a teaspoon of water on top of left over amount at end of project, and it's ready to use 6-12 months later for next project. Never waste Timbermate due dry out in can. Oil based stains don't penetrate same, but you can mix some stain into Timbermate and that solves the issue. Mostly covering up heads of air nails speeding up plywood or MDF cabinet assembly.įWIW - I find that Timbermate Tint Base/Neutral color takes a dye stain well. Thought that stuff was called saw dust and wood glue….ĭon't use much filler. I too have had older products that just quit being, and it puts you off. The NEW info on coloring was under the heading coloring Durhams. Pretty cheap to buy, you might pick up a can, and give it a try. Learned something, always a good thing.Īs far as drying, unlike Bondo, which I just don't recommend on wood, it dries rock hard to the point you can drill it, saw cut it, and it responds like wood. I guess the problem I have had is I tried it on dried, and just now looking at the web page, they suggest mixing stain, because once dried stain won't penetrate. For stain, they suggest mixing the stain with the product. I let mine dry completely, then color, and have had great results with paint, and dye. It paints, dye's and stains.Ĭoloring it before it is dry is something I shy from, but they talk about it. Find quality hardware products to add to your Shopping List or order online for. Minwax Stainable Wood Filler is ideal for repairing cracks, small gouges, nail holes, knot holes and other defects in all types of unfinished indoor and. It's a powder you mix with H20, and based on the heaviness of the mix you can control dry times. Shop for Elmers ProBond Stainable Wood Filler (3.25 oz) at King Soopers. Jim my go to "filler" is Durhams Rock Hard water putty Available at most hardware, paint, or builders stores.
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