It's best to shape it into the finished dimensions as it hardens to avoid excessive labor in sanding. I use it to repair carvings or wood damage on the corner of cabinets where the putty must hold strong. The advantage of an epoxy putty is that it will hold structure, unlike other wood putty products. This is a product that will dry very hard and is difficult to sand because it is so hard. I typically use this to fill nail holes at the edge of a hardwood floor where the last few strips of flooring must be surface nailed.Īnother type of wood putty is epoxy putty. Wood putty can't be sanded as it doesn't harden enough. It's intended to be worked into the defect and left to harden. Wood putty is used on finished wood surfaces and is available in a variety of colors. By definition, a putty is something that is soft, malleable, and hardens. The second category of wood fillers is a putty. It can also be used on wood that will be stained, but it is challenging to disguise the wood filler from being seen. This is used for filling defects in woodworking that will be painted. It's a thick, mud-like product that's used to fill holes and dents in bare wood. Let me break these down into categories to better understand what they're used for.
The marketing of these products makes them very confusing to understand.
The description on the labels of the wood filler products I use are as follows: We made this video to show the products we use for wood repair in our furniture repair shop so you understand when to use each one. What is wood filler versus wood putty? What are wood fill sticks? The words used to describe wood filler products we confusing.
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