Wood Putty
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I'm painting my wood kitchen cupbords and plan to fill some chips and scratches in with wood putty. Any advice?
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Shrink-free spackeling and a putty knife works great for this, be sure to lightly sand it when dries, and the whole cupbords for that matter with a 220 grit paper and cleaning off dust prior to painting. any cracks or crevises, for example between the cupbord and the trim, can be caulked with a paintable latex caulk, using a wet finger to smooth and a wet rag to clean any excess or mess before it dries.
If the cupbords are painted with an oil based paint be sure to use oil paint, or re-prime with an oil primer then you can use latex.
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I forgot to mention, you will need to prime the spackeling before painting.
[This message has been edited by Chipfo (edited September 27, 2000).]
If the cupbords are painted with an oil based paint be sure to use oil paint, or re-prime with an oil primer then you can use latex.
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I forgot to mention, you will need to prime the spackeling before painting.
[This message has been edited by Chipfo (edited September 27, 2000).]
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I usually use Sherwin Williams brand,(although I think I have Dap in the van right now) yes it is a bit easy to sand, thats the reason I recomended 220 grit. I find it easier to use in scratches and shallow dings then wood filler which is stiffer. Anything bigger than "minor" repairs I would recomend carpenters wood filler or simular.
It does help a little to leave the spackeling slightly ( I do mean slightly) built up and lightly sand it to desired "fill"
It does help a little to leave the spackeling slightly ( I do mean slightly) built up and lightly sand it to desired "fill"