Wood Filler for Paint

[donnenwerth woodworking]

I about to finish some shaker style maple cabinet doors.  I've noticed one spot I didn't like on one of the panels.  I'm not sure yet if my primer will fill the tear out or if I should fill it with something beforehand.  What products would any of you use for this problem?  I know my fast dry primer covers really well but would like to do something before spraying and it not covering it. 

Thanks,

Pat

 

[tiralie]

I like LePages plastic wood. Dries fast and hard, sands easily and paints well It sticks to everything, metal, wood plastic. It's also easy to get.
I have tried and use water based wood filler, epoxy, Mohawk Quick fill burn in sticks etc. but for raw wood LePages works a charm. When it gets too thick in the can I thin with lacquer thinner.
Tim

 

[donnenwerth woodworking]

I don't believe that LePage is available here in the United States.  Even Amazon didn't have it. 

 

[bkharman]

Just use some spackle in it. I use the really lightweight stuff from Sherwin Williams but you can also use the no shrink stuff from DAP.

Cheers. Bryan.

 

[Cheese]

FWIW...
I've never had any luck with any DAP products, They seem to curl & shrink and slowly remove themselves from the surfaces, be it  wood, drywall or plaster.

I'm not really impressed with their products, I'll never use one of their products again because of the extra expense they have caused me.

 

[tjbnwi]

Bondo

Tom

 

[waho6o9]

Bondo

 

[tiralie]

I don't believe that LePage is available here in the United States.  Even Amazon didn't have it.

Try DAP Plastic Wood. I believe it's simalar. Available at Lowes.
LePage is owned by Henkle. In the US, one of the brand names they use is Loctite.
Bondo is good, but it's a bit inconvenient to use. I would rather use Abatron WoodEpox or two part epoxy putty sticks.
I find the DAP spackle too lite weight. It's not really dense enough to fill and sand holes.
Tim

 

[deepcreek]

Timbermate.  Available at Woodcraft and on Amazon.

 

[sancho57]

What Tom and Waho said

 

[jools]

As above. Don't buy the expensive "wood" product. Car body filler is the same stuff and a lot cheaper. Sands nice, adheres well, hard enough to sand in 20mins and will take a screw. Most painter/decorators use it here in UK. Often called bondo or two pack

 

[Stephen B]

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[size=13pt]Or similar, but only if you are really painting.

 

[waho6o9]

http://bondo.com/products/household