Wood has been one of the most common building materials for all of human history. But despite its many advantages, ranging from looks to strength-to-weight ratio, wood is also vulnerable to surface damage. Even if this does not compromise it structurally it may ruin the aesthetic appeal that wood so often provides.
Fortunately, there is a solution that doesn’t involve trying to extract and replace an entire piece of timber. Everbuild 2-Part Wood Filler can provide a repair to missing wood that is shatterproof but still able to be worked on with most tools such as drills.
You will need:
- 2 part wood filler, of the appropriate colour for the wood to be treated
- Spatula (provided with pot)
- Safety gloves and safety goggles
- Sandpaper
- Pot to mix it
- Utility knife and Wet Rot hardener (if timber is damaged by rot)
- Wonder Wipes
You may want to colour test an inconspicuous area of the wood in question with some filler to make sure the colour matches. The filler can be stained, so the emphasis should be on matching to the wood, not a hypothetical post-stained wood.
How to use Wood Filler
You need to clean the wood to make sure that it can handle the filler. You may want to use sandpaper lightly on the area to provide a rougher surface for the filler to cling to. Any rotten wood should be removed with a utility knife. If any remains that cannot be removed, use wet rot hardener to harden it and prepare it for the filler.
Then you should use the spatula to scrape out two pieces of the two different parts. The filler should be a 38mm diameter sphere, while the hardener should be a 38mm strip. They should be mixed together in the pot till they are fully merged, and the resulting paste should be pressed into the damaged wood until it can’t go any further. Any excess should be removed, with the exception of just enough to rise out of the hole a small bit so you have something to sand down.
Leave the filler for 30 minutes, return, and sand down the filler level to the rest of the wood. You’ve successfully applied wood filler to timber.
