How To Work With Wood Filler
The FamoWood wood filler comes in 10 colors.
How to work with wood filler. Start at the edge of the damaged area pressing the wood filler into the depression. Wood filler can be used for many different types of wood repair. It is effective for old wood and damaged wood because it does not use solvents or water which can add damage to wood.
Thick layers and cold weather may take as much as eight hours to a full day. It comes in three shades and when used as correctly will produce the perfectly flat surface necessary for a glass-smooth finished product. Crystalac is a water-borne grain filler cleans up easily works under.
Make sure you use equal parts until paste forms. Let the filler dry completely. Overfill slightly to allow for the fact that the filler shrinks as it dries.
If its a small spot such as a nail hole or gouge mark you can sand it by hand using a piece of sandpaper while larger sections are easier to sand. You have about 5-10 minutes to work with the wood filler depending on how much hardener to the base you mixed together. First remove any veneer thats already peeling away.
The first type is broken or missing veneer. Apply the Wood Filler Push the putty by hand into the gouge scratch or hole on the work material then remove excess by hand. Wood fillers will not shrink compared to other types of fillers.
Start by pressing the putty into the area with a putty knife. Like powdered fillers you can use sawdust and mix it in with white wood glue. Sanding the spot before applying the stain will allow it to adhere evenly.