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That one guy who said "wood filler is just sawdust and glue" really got to me
Met a contractor at Home Depot who insisted he never buys wood filler, just mixes sawdust from his sander with wood glue. I tried it on a cracked door frame last weekend and the repair held up fine for about 3 days before it crumbled out. Has anyone else had that hack backfire on them?
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jason_stone596d ago
The issue is you need to make sure the sawdust is super fine and mixed in the right ratio. If you just dump a bunch of dust in some glue and stir it, it will shrink and crack as it dries because there's too much air in it. I learned that the hard way on a baseboard repair. You have to pack it in tight, like make a paste that's stiffer than toothpaste, and let it cure for a full 24 hours before sanding. Also, if the crack is deep, do it in thin layers so each one dries solid.
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phoenix_martin406d ago
Three days is actually pretty good for a first try, honestly. I did the same thing on a cabinet door and it fell out before the glue even dried, just landed on my boot with a sad little plop. @jason_stone59 nailed it with that paste consistency thing though, you basically want it to look like spackle that's been sitting out too long. I wonder if the guy at Home Depot even actually tried his own advice, or was just trying to sound like a pro in the aisle. The layer thing is huge too, I thought I could just glob it in there and it would be fine, nope, all cracked and hollow the next morning. Idk, maybe sawdust filler is like welding, it just takes a ton of trial and error before it actually works.
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