Do You Fill Nail Holes Before Or After Staining?

It never seems to fail: if yous have forest in your domicile, you always end upward with unwanted holes. Knowing the best way to fill various types and sizes of holes is disquisitional in being able to brand them less noticeable, so if yous call up that might be helpful, simply keep on reading!

The easiest holes to repair are small-scale, shallow boom holes, such as you might find in your woodwork or like what I found in the joint of one of my chairs.

For these I attain for Minwax® Wood Putty®, a non-hardening, color matched putty available in 8 popular wood tone colors, plus white and ebony. Just press it into the pigsty and wipe away any backlog. Since the putty does not take to exist sanded, there is no danger to the terminate. Encounter how it makes the hole virtually disappear in the photo above?

When working with raw woods, such as wood trim, unfinished piece of furniture, or a refinishing projection, pocket-size holes can be filled using Minwax® Stainable Forest Filler, a quick-drying wood filler ideal for repairing small cracks, knot holes, nail holes, and defects in the forest.

Simply squeeze the Stainable Woods Filler into the hole, then printing it in firmly using the tip of a screwdriver. I prefer to mound it slightly to permit for shrinkage as it dries. Quick Tip: Neatness counts! Practise not smear the filler over the wood, as that will make for actress sanding.

Later it dried, which took about two hours, I sanded information technology flush with the wood using #120-dust sandpaper, then stained the unabridged shelf. You have to look closely to encounter the spot where the blast pigsty had been!

Quick Tip: Always sand in the direction of the grain of the wood to avoid cruddy scratches.

I take found that holes larger and deeper than ¼-inch should exist filled with real wood, such as a dowel, glued into the pigsty. Quick Tip: Taper the blunt end of the wood plug slightly to brand information technology easier to tap into the hole.

Swab the inside of the pigsty with woodworker'southward glue before tapping in the plug. A cotton swab works keen for this — and avoids smearing gum on the top of the wood!

Rather than opening a tin of stain, use i of the Minwax® Stain Markers — stain in a felt tipped dispenser — to friction match the end of your wood plug to the board.

Trust me: one time you get-go using those Stain Markers, you'll go along finding ways to use them!

Until next time,

Thanks for stopping by!

Bruce

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"Parting Shots"

Think our kitchen projection I mentioned recently? Well, information technology is progressing, mean solar day-past-solar day. While the trim carpenters were installing the cabinets, Leigh Ann (beneath, kneeling) went back out to the stone yard to check on the granite we ordered for the countertops. Stayed tuned for a complete footstep-by-step one time information technology'south complete! Thanks – Bruce