Hi, I'm moving flat soon and will have to repair the holes caused by hanging a couple of shelves. What stuff will I need and is there any tips for using polyfilla, that sort of thing? Also, will need to paint over. What paint is best? Thank you!
2007-02-23 02:10:35 · 17 answers · asked by Joanne K 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
***** WARNING *****
DO NOT get ready mix filler. It will set harder than the walls so when you come to rub the filler down, you'll wonder why the wall is rubbing away more than the filler.
Go for an INTERIOR powder filler and use a filling knife. If it's a large hole, use powder coving adhesive. Leave the coving ahesive slightly lower than the surface so you can skim over it with your interior filler. Coving adhesive will go off much quicker than the other filler and doesn't slump in large holes.
2007-02-25 02:43:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I use the quick-drying polyfilla in a tube. Make sure you have picked out all loose bits of plaster with a screwdriver first. Apply the polyfilla and let it dry. Rub over the area with sandpaper to remove rough bumpy bits that would show up when you paint over it. The polyfilla will have shrunk a bit on drying so you may need to put some more into the hole, let it dry and sand again. Just paint over it with the same paint that you have on the walls (if you have any left that is).
Hope all goes well with the move. You are very thoughtful to repair the damage - most people who are moving dont give a stuff what condition they leave the place in!
2007-02-23 03:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if the holes are not too big maybe less than 1/4", i would use plaster of paris or even play dough and then cover it with snow-pake.
For other sizes, go to Home Depot. I have plenty of arsenals to fix any type of hole in my house and have many methods too. There are spackling kits with wire gauzes for the really big holes. or simply by caulk and cover it. As to the paint, you can bring a sample color and bring it to your local Ace Hardware, Home Depot or Lowes or whatever hardware stores you have nearby. the minimum size is 1 gallon which is about $20. You will have to match the paint finish like if it is flat, semi-glossy, glossy or enamel.
Sometimes, simply ask the landlord or management if they have extra paint (they should have) for touch-up and minor repairs, they would gladly give you some and you have no worry in the paint matching.
2007-02-23 02:22:35 · answer #3 · answered by JoeReal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a ready mixed filler from your local DIY shop. use the end of a narrow filling knife, or if need be a kitchen spatchula push the filler in to the hole but leave it just a little proud as most shrink back a little when drying.
once it is dry, depends upon the filler, use a bit of sand paper to rub it smooth and then paint over with whatever paint matches what you have on the wall already.
if you are painting the whole wall use a waterbased emulsion thin the first coat slightly with water if it is very thick.
2007-02-23 02:24:11 · answer #4 · answered by Barefoot_Ben 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most hardware stores will carry a product called spackle or spackling. You'll need a small container of spackle, a spatula, and some fine-grade sandpaper. You can scoop a little spackle out of the container with your finger and fill in the holes, then use the spatula to smooth it flush with the wall, removing any excess. Once it's dried a couple of hours later, use the fine-grade sandpaper to leave a smooth finish. As far as paint, I usually use a latex-based paint for durability, but as long as you've smoothed and sanded the dried spackle you should be fine with whatever sort of paint you like.
2007-02-23 02:19:51 · answer #5 · answered by Giordano B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I rented for many years and learned a quick fix for nail holes from hanging pictures. I'm not sure you'd want to do this with larger holes, but I used regular white toothpaste to quickly fill the small holes. Worked great, passed the move-out "inspection" and cost virtually nothing.
2007-02-23 03:10:00 · answer #6 · answered by Didi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if the holes are not too big you can honostly just use white toothpaste to fill the hole and then paint over, matching whatever is already in the room. You can get cheap paint from home depot.
2007-02-23 04:19:10 · answer #7 · answered by shonb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
small holes are easy,so is poly filla, just follow the instructions,first make the hole worse, ream it out alittle so its like an inverted cone the fill wipe away excess with a straight edge(anything, credit card?) a bit of primer over the patches and then paint
2007-02-23 02:20:18 · answer #8 · answered by greg v 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some prepared patch mix should do. Comes ready to use. Use a small putty knife, and go over the holes. If you can take a chip of paint to your hardware store they should be able to match it.
2007-02-23 02:18:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
theres a lovely product at b&q easy fill just mix in small bowl etc,best to apply with scrapper that you use to remove wallpaper with,get it nice and flat,then use a emulsion,not silk so when dry you wont know youve been there,hope this helps,kind regards nigel
2007-02-23 03:30:54 · answer #10 · answered by nigel the builder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋