Hi. I need to repair several divots in the top edge of some baseboard. Looks to be made out of particle board (painted). Seems like probably a simple fix, but since I've never done this before...was just curious what method you would recommend for fixing it? I've read you can fill with pretty much any number of things before sanding and re-painting (wood putty, drywall spackle, wood epoxy, etc).
Never used epoxy before, but that seems like a good alternative? Would something like QuickWood epoxy be a good choice or is there something else you can recommend?
I recently had to fix some baseboard in my house. There was major tear our and damage from where a screw into the baseboard style door stop used to be.
I saw a lot of people talking about bondo and intended to use that. When I got to lowes they had bondo on one shelf and three shelves up they had water putty. I ended up getting the water putty since it was like 2 bucks. I was willing to see how it did.
I was happy enough with how it turned out. I've since used it in another couple of places. The house I bought was a foreclosure and had some latches drilled into the door frames / moldings. It filled those holes and sanded just fine.
I would use Bondo as it dries fast and is fairly easy to sand. Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty also works good, is less expensive, has a longer (dry) shelf life, but is more difficult to sand, IMO. The Bondo seems to feather out better along the edges.
In using either, I suggest removing any finish in and around the repair before adding the fill.
bondo is my friend,easy to shape and paint,a must in the cabinet shop.rock hard is just that hard as a rock also most wood putties
shrink,in a small hole thats ok,large depressions?
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