Hello! Background: We are changing the look of our kitchen by painting our kitchen cabinets. They are currently stained birch. We have cleaned them with TSP, sanded and have applied the first coat of primer. I also want to change from handles (2 holes) on the cabinet doors to knobs (1 hole). Neither hole is in the position I want for the knob. So, using a non-shrinking wood filler, we filled the holes left when the handles were removed. We overfilled the holes and then sanded them smooth. I felt that you could still feel some indentions, so I overfilled them again and sanded smooth a 2nd time. You could see where the holes were, but there were no indentions that we could feel. Left overnight to dry (as per the instructions) and checked them again this AM. They still felt smooth. Now, after the first coat of primer has been sprayed on... the filled holes are VERY visible. They appear to have recessed a bit. I am totally confused on how this could have happened as they felt smooth (no indention) this AM before the primer was applied. Can anyone suggest what we need to do to fix this? Should we just apply more wood filler, re-sand and then try the next coat of primer and see what happens? Could it have anything to do with the stain being on the inside of the hole when it was filled? Anything you can suggest would be most appreciated as we are totally stumped. TIA!

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