Filling nail holes in trim

Installing door or window trim , baseboards, or crown molding always in nail holes in trim that need filling. These might be large divots caused by finish nails or barely perceptible pinprick-sized holes caused by power brad or finish nailers. Nail holes can ruin the appearance of trim on a wall.

Filling Nail Holes In Trim - Page - Remodeling. Fortunately, filling in nail holes in trim is a simple process. Before you fill in the holes , you’ll need to go over them with a putty knife and sandpaper to make sure they’re smooth. Then you can fill them in with spackling and paint over them. I figure I filled about 8nail holes , caulked 850ft, and painted about 600ft of trim.

Last week while filling all the nail holes in the plank ceiling, crown molding, baseboards and window casings and all the trim moulding I’ve been installing, I ran out of wood filler and when I went to pick some up I found something new – new to me anyway. The wider the gap the more you should push in, Remove excess and let dry. Video demonstration how to fill nail holes in wood trim molding.

This video is unavailable. That works great but it you leave too much sanding can be a pita. The Mdf will sand before the filler sometimes.

In this video I show you the easiest method for filling nail holes in wood trim before you paint! Use a wood filler or putty to fill in the holes. You can use your finger to push and insert the fillers into the openings.

Since the holes are quite small, the size of one fourth of a pea is enough to seal a nail hole. Fill larger nail holes with the joint compoun wiping away any excess with your putty knife. Use acrylic auto body fillers like Bondo to fill nail holes in PVC trim prior to painting. Holes in wood trim are best filled with wood filler. Take the time before you apply any paint on your next project to fill all of the gaps, cracks, and nail holes.

The small hole size and the relatively sealed state of vinyl patching materials means they will not flash and show through a single finish coat. If filling nail holes and gaps in raw woo simple drywall compound can also be used. Such filled holes will be sealed by the first coat of primer. They make a putty stick similar to one you would use for hardwoods to fill nail holes. Never use caulk to fill nail holes interior or exterior.

We use Cortex screws and plugs when the job. Jim’s tips for filling nail holes in PVC: -Use a 2-part epoxy nail - hole filler made for PVC. Using your hands, blend the two different epoxy components until the color is evenly mixed. Here’s how to fill nail holes with crayon: For small nail holes , such as those you would use with trim , just take your matching crayon , and with firm pressure, rub the over the nail hole , just like you’re coloring. On the other han caulk is terrible for filling nail holes and other holes in wood because over time it will shrink and cause a divot.

And wood filler is a terrible choice for filling gaps in trim – it would take forever to apply and sand. Besides using spackling to fill nail holes on your molding, use it to fill gaps where you need the filler to hold its shape. Just as important, use it where you’ll need to shape the filler after it has drie like in the example below. I need to fill unfinished trim nail holes.

Someone in a big box center recommended wood filler. Fill Nail Holes With Homemade Spackle: If your walls are pockmarked with nail holes , instead of tossing down money on spackle, make this smart concoction instead. Equal parts of cornstarch, water, and salt. I go ahead and fix those while I’m filling my own nail holes so the whole bulky trim piece looks seamless and dimple.

Should I use caulk or wood putty and paint to fill nail holes on trim ? Then smooth it off and polish the area with a dry rag. From contributor A: Usually if the painters have to paint the molding, they also fill the nail holes , but when I install finish molding like crown on top of cabinets, I fill the holes and the joints with the touchup kit that comes with the job. Best to use SS trim -head finish screws. The color is almost a match for Azek.

Miratek trim , I fill and scrape, with the. Best nail hole filler for painted. For painted trim I use Crawfords putty. My daughter has pine trim inside her house which she intends to finish with oak colored polyshade. I am pretty new to woodworking and finishing and I recently completed a trim project and used Minwax sanded wood filler to fill in my nail holes and hammer marks (oops).

It looks awful, even after staining. If we are refering to nail holes in trim from a nail gun then lightweight is good enough of the time. Anything bigger I would use wood filler.