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 Excellent wood fillerMay 25, 2009
By Victor H. Agresti
"remodeling-guy"
Elmer's Carpenter Wood Filler
I've been using this stuff for a couple of decades at least, for interior and exterior projects, such as filling nail holes on door frames.
When applying, one coat does the trick for small defects, while two or more coats may be necessary otherwise. It can even be used on an outside corner if there is a rough surface for it to stick to. If there isn't, use a pin punch to make dent into the corner, so the filler has something to stick to. The general idea is to apply slightly more than needed to cover the defect, then sand it flush when it dries. Once dry, it has a consistency similar to very soft pine, so it sands easily.
Elmer's can be drilled, sanded, scraped, stained, painted, cut, chiseled, planed, polished, or varnished and will hold nails, tacks or screws (although not nearly as well as pine). This filler is for smaller holes/dents. For larger holes, try Elmer's Damaged Wood Filler or similar.
If stained, it won't look exactly like the surrounding wood, as it has a different consistency and no grain. But at least the stained color will be close, as contrasted to non-stainable wood filler products, which stick out like a sore thumb on stained wood. As with ANY wood filler, sand the area just patched to be even with the adjacent surface level. If staining, sanding should be sufficient to remove filler residue on surrounding areas, as wood filler residue alters stain absorption. If all residue hasn't been removed from the surrounding area, that will become apparent when stain is applied, since that area will be lighter or blotched. The time to fix it so it blends in properly, is right then - i.e., sand it while the stain is still wet, and re-stain. This residue issue is similar to what happens if wood glue gets onto an area to be stained. Another example: if you buy wood from a store that uses bar-code labels, you'll need to thoroughly remove the glue residue from that label, before staining.
If painting the project, all you need to do is sand the patch flush, to hide the blemish.
All wood fillers begin drying out the minute the container is opened. When Elmer's dries out noticeably, simply add a small amount of water and stir. E.g., spray water in the container; drain to remove all excess water; then mix. There doesn't seem to be a limit to the number of times this wood filler can be brought back to life. In fact, even if it dries hard in the tub, it's still usable: i.e., break it up into very small pieces, add water, drain, cover the tub, let the water absorb into the pieces for a few hours, and mix. If it's too wet, air dry it for awhile. Products that use a chemical liquid thinner such as Plastic Wood are much more expensive, as you have to buy that chemical to use when the wood filler dries.
Because Elmer's is water soluble, it's not the best choice for outdoor projects IF the surrounding wood will become damp; e.g., unfinished picnic tables, decks, or outdoor furniture.
Tool clean-up is simple; just use water. You don't even need soap.
Once it hardens, this wood filler neither shrinks nor expands, which is how it should behave. E.g., Plastic Wood occasionally expands slightly (in humid climates) long after the project is done, leaving the filled area higher than the surrounding surface.
I've tried many other wood fillers and keep coming back to Elmer's.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
AmazingAug 05, 2011
By MARLANA
I have a naughty bullmastiff that chewed on multiple pieces of hard wood furniture all throughout my house. When I saw the damage I was devastated some of the pieces that had come off were up to 8 inches and entire corners were missing. I took the broken pieces and used the filler almost like a glue adding a little water so it was slippery. Once it dried I sanded and stained the wood and it looked great. On the missing corners I just formed the filler to match the missing wood then again sanded and stained to get a perfect match. Now the product is labeled as a filler but I formed corners out of the putty and once it completely dried it became hard and a permanent part of the furniture. The corners I had to recreate were several inches long and up to 1 inch thick. I have never found a "filler" that has performed half as well and that's what makes this an amazing product.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Worked like a charm!Oct 30, 2010
By don't mess with miss s
"S"
Had to fill some gaps in a frame I built. Worked perfectly and easily sanded after dried.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Not for use outdoors for filling small cracks in a deckJun 17, 2011
By Lilac Pimlico
We purchased this wood filler for a deck project. After all the work we put into it, within days, the stain was peeling off the filler, and in some cracks the filler was loose. Extremely unhappy with the results.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 I would look furtherMar 23, 2011
By Mark
Im actually pretty disappointed in this product. I thought with it having the wood filler it would really help on some small home projects I'm doing. The problem is this stuff shrinks and cracks once its fully dried which makes it kind of useless because I then have to go back and repair the same thing twice. Gonna go with the lil more expensive bonding agents.
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