![]() In fact, there is a gypsum quarry just down the road from where these words are being typed right now. Its composition is gypsum dust (hydrated calcium sulphate) and glue. It’s a different animal than painter’s putty, though. Spackle is another product that will fill nail and screw holes, as well as dings, dents, cracks, and other defects and mars in walls – drywall, plaster, and even wood. Right around the same time, a new coat of paint will help refresh the wood, and the painter’s putty will need to be reapplied, so there is that convenience – renew the putty, renew the paint. ![]() Its shrinkage is also less than other caulking materials. Painter’s putty will shrink over time, although the drier it is at the time of application, the less it will shrink. If you use 2 coats of putty, you’ll want to allow it to dry overnight. It requires 24-48 hours to surface dry, depending on the environment in which it is used and the size of the hole it is filling, to make it ready to take that primer and first coat of paint. ![]() We’ve written about the better and best ways to fill larger holes and cracks, and you can find them here for filling larger holes and here in answer to the question whether you can use wood filler on drywall.ĭAP is a brand name in painter’s putty, and Painter’s Putty 53 is a good product. Its application can be by hand and finger for smaller holes and with a putty knife for larger holes (although not too large). That is the same consistency of painter’s putty – soft and pliable, stretchable to an extent as it is pushed into the nail or screw hole in wood. As you can tell, it’s a handy and favored product of professional painters for that reason.ĭo you remember Silly Putty from your childhood days? I remember using it with the color comics in the newspapers – pressing it onto the funny papers to lift the face of Archie or Dick Tracy and then stretching it out to distort or enlarge his face. Following the drying time recommendation on the container, it comes in when allowed to surface dry, it can then be primed (an oil-based primer is a good choice) and prepared for painting with latex paint.Īfter being properly applied to that hole and smoothed, it becomes hard to detect unless your face is right on top of it and allows a professional finish to that furniture piece or trim. Grayish-yellow in color, soft and pliable in texture, it can be pushed into that hole and wiped flush with the wood’s surface with your thumb or finger. After all, we want to be able to stretch and push into the nail or screw holes as we smooth over the surface to be flush with the surface of the wood. Some painter’s putty products will add silicone or other chemical compounds to add some elasticity to them. Its composition is some form of a linseed oil product, although usually raw linseed and ground chalk. Differences and Distinctions Between Painter’s Putty and Spackleįor filling nail holes in wood, whether in the furniture piece you are making or in the door/window/baseboard trim you just finished installing, painter’s putty is the perfect product.
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