Covering up face nails holes

kezug · April 28, 2007, 08:45 PM

Ok, now that my floor is in. I have some detailing to do. One such item is to fill in the face nail holes along a couple walls.

I tried getting some stainable wood filler. This worked out nice but only in some areas where the stain I have exactly matched up with that spot on the wood. I am thinking of getting a couple different colors of stain to try and match the color better.

So I ask, what other things could I be doing to cover up those face nails.

....I used 6d or sometimes 8d finishing nails

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tony lamar · April 28, 2007, 08:56 PM

Wax sticks come in many colors and have some gloss to their appearance. Find them by color putty in many hardware stores and home centers.

Daris Mulkin · April 28, 2007, 10:22 PM

HD also in their wood/laminate section have premixed putty in a assortment of colors.

Daris

Nick Arrera · April 28, 2007, 10:54 PM

I have them all .. like the one in the little glass container the best .. also sold at HD ..

Jerry Thomas · April 29, 2007, 02:46 AM

I use mainly Woodwise, Minwax and Bruce fillers. All work good and view them from a standing position. You will never notice them.

Nick Arrera · April 29, 2007, 06:45 AM

Minwax is what is in those little jars i get at HD .. they have a sealed foiled cap on them that i only remove part way , and fold it back when done to help keep it from drying out .. if anyone can see it from a standing position , they should be able to tell if you are wearing clean underwear ..

floor instal · April 29, 2007, 11:04 AM

A trick I learned at the NOFMA installation school is to use painters putty (not window glazing) with a little whitting and universal tints to exactlly match the color. All of these productsd can be purchased at a good paint supplier. Mix very little whitting with the putty. I believe the whitting is to dry the putty faster or harder.

Jerry Thomas · April 29, 2007, 01:24 PM

Very good info "floor instal". Welcome

Lo Down · April 29, 2007, 04:36 PM

Search out this stuff. It dries hard, and it's in a squeeze tube, you can cut an angle in the snout of the tube to get a 1/16" hole. Neato stuff. Our True Value hardware store has it next to the wood fillers.
This is water based. Waxy type fillers leave a shiny spot where you buff the excess off......... with this, you almost have virtualy zero waste because the application is so precise, you hardly apply any excess.
Try to find some if you can..... I think you will like it a lot.

Wood Tone Putty