Nail Hole Filler?

RedMF40

Well-known Member
Doing some interior painting on the house. Have to fill holes where pictures and so on were hung. They're not going back in the same place.

I used to have a product for filling nail holes. It was called, I believe, Nail Hole Filler. Don't have any now. I do have caulk and plenty of fresh drywall mud. Think either of those would work? Just trying to avoid another trip to the hardware. Thanks for any suggestions.

Gerrit
 
Acrylic caulk does work. it might take a second fill due to some shrinking. drywall mud will shrink even more. partially dried out mud could work well. I like to put a Qtip stick in holes just below the surface to take up space. Jim
 
Depends on the caulk, anything water soluble probably ok but it shrinks a lot. Probably will need to do it twice. Drywall mud would work. Dimple in any paper edges from larger holes. Clean off excess with damp sponge
 
I use painters caulk.
I wipe with a wet rag or sponge and leave just enough caulk to
fill hole..
May take 2 or 3 attempts.
 
I'll use what's on hand. Looks like I have some drywall repair to do anyway now that things are moved out of the way. Just found my 6 inch taping knife. On the toaster oven. Of course.

These are really small holes, like finishing nail size. I should be ok. I like the q-tip tip for larger holes.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check back with another thread about a nice Purdy paint brush that was a roadside find. It's odd in one respect and it's been bothering me.

Gerrit
 
When I'm painting a room, I almost always have drywall mud on hand so that's what I use. Biggest drawback is it takes a long time to dry, unless you're using setting-type mud (which is basically plaster).

For small jobs, spackle works. You can buy spackle that changes color when it's dry, which can be real handy.

Caulk shrinks, although I'll use it to fill nail holes in trim while I'm caulking the trim.

A painter introduced me to something called 'painters putty'. He kept a ball of it handy as he was prepping and painting our house; when he'd find a hole he'd fill it and paint immediately afterwards. I haven't tried it myself.
 
I prefer the color changing spackle because it dries fast. I found with a lot of interior paints that using drywall mud requires it being primed or the sheen will be off when the paint dries. Even with the supposed single coat paints.

Good luck. Painting is the worst task in my opinion.
 
The manager of an apartment I was moving out of told me the same thing, fill the nail holes with tooth paste so he won't have to repaint. It worked.
 
I know you said you didnt want another trip to the store
but if you use this product you wont be sorry! It dries
quickly and wont shrink goes on pink turns white when
dry. Then just wipe over it with a damp cloth and its
ready to paint in an hour or less depending on
temperature in the house.

cvphoto153415.png
 
Good morning , oldsarge and all: When I was in army, in Germany, I heard about folks using a toothpaste that was sort of green, and matched the green painted walls in quarters.
.
I will say, as advice, don't make a big blob to cover a tiny hole, you will never finish sanding the oversize repair. It will still show up.
.
Dennis M. in W. Tenn.
.
 
This is an ongoing project so I'll likely just use the product that's recommended for this. I think Rustytech mentioned one and I've used it before and know it's good. I've also been hitting some spots with compound and acrylic caulk to see how they work out.

I'll do all the prep work, not married to the idea of actually painting. Might hire it out. Very high cathedral ceiling to deal with and I don't like painting to begin with, much less holding a paint brush 16 feet up.

Thanks again,

Gerrit
 

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Back
Top