The screw is standing level with the top of the wood. Does there have to be a hole to put the filler into.
2006-11-29 23:59:00 · 17 answers · asked by matt30 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
You can give it a try. But they do sell srew caps to match the color of the wood. Try a home improvement store like Home Depot or Lowe's.
2006-11-30 00:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by mom*2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove the screw, use a countersink bit in a drill to cut a countersink, use new zinc coated countersunk headed wood-screws; the zinc plating will resist rust which would loosen the filler. You may need to use a slightly shorter screw as the new screws will sit below the wood surface. Do not be tempted to reuse the old screws as driving them in and out may have damaged the zinc coating allowing the screw to rust. Reinsert the screw till it is at least 4mm below the surface of the wood. Use two part wood filler and fill slightly proud of the hole. When thoroughly dry sand back level to wood.
If you are intending to stain the wood use a slightly lighter hard wax filler stick, apply heat to the stick allowing wax to melt into the gap, scrape of excess wax once set with cabinet scraper or other sharp blade.
I am familiar with the sawdust and super glue method but I can't recommend this as in nearly all cases a crack line will appear, better use hard wax filler sticks as above.
2006-11-30 00:13:36 · answer #2 · answered by phoneypersona 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lots of good answers here, but here is one not mentioned. If you are putting a clear finish on the project, use some fine sawdust(or sanding dust) to fill the hole after being countersunk. Then coat the sawdust with super glue. This works best with solid woods. It is very difficult to sand smooth if applied to a hardwood vaneer plywood. If the screw is in plywood, then I would use a matching wood filler putty... easier to sand. On hardwoods, the super glue will have the same shading as the rest of the wood when finish is applied. No glue stains as you see with regular resin wood glues.
PS: super glue does not have the bonding properties of resin glues, so it should not be used where stress will occur, like butt joining table top boards. For filling cracks and screw holes it works miracles.
2006-11-30 01:09:48 · answer #3 · answered by tmarschall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use wood fill, but, I would recomend that you try to countersink the screw a little. That way you can sand the filler smooth down to the level of the surrounding wood.
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2016-04-30 22:32:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drill the proper size hole to sub-surface the srew head, then use round caps made to glue in, to match the wood texture. You could also go over the entire surface with a veneer, or a door skin.
2006-11-30 00:15:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't use wood fillers, use a plug cut from a piece of the same type of wood you are making the item out of, countersink, insert the plug, and saw what sticks above the surface with a flexible saw meant for that.
2006-11-30 09:28:58 · answer #8 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-04-14 09:45:28 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The screw should be countersunk if you want to add filler. There is nothing but the driver slot in the screw for it to stick to if it is not countersunk.
HTH
2006-11-30 00:01:18 · answer #10 · answered by Star 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋