Round 2- What Do You Other Pros Use To Putty Nail Holes Prior To Painting?

Originally Posted by StefanC

We used to use Crawfords, but after spraying the trim we'd still see some dimples here and there.

Originally Posted by neolitic

I like Fast'N Final, it swells a tad
when it dries, and just a swipe or
two and it's sanded.

Originally Posted by Mellison

Elmers Wood putty.
Dries fast, sands easy, no shrinky.

Originally Posted by Frankawitz

Painters Putty that's what it was made for, glazing leaves oil spots and takes longer to dry.

Originally Posted by vandyandsons

work some powder durabond into that glazing putty ball...no more oil spots. i used straight glazing putty by itself once and every hole burned right through.

i find that painters putty shrinks too much vs. glazing putty that doesn't shrink at all, and when flopped around in some durabond powder, won't bleed through.

Originally Posted by rbsremodeling

a wet sponge. It shrinks the holes around the nail and it disappears

Originally Posted by We Fix Houses

Most of my work is remodeling / repair and I paint most of it. The customer is going to look at the work pretty closely. I use Durhams Rock Hard Wood Putty. Mixes easy and dries in 45 min. Touch it with some #80 or #100, done. No dimples.

Additions, larger work I've used latex painters putty in a ball. But not doing those now. I go into McMansions and see dimples all over the trim. I heard about Crawford's on these forums and would use it for the next med sized job. I can get it at SW.

Originally Posted by Mr. Mike

Oops, I use a wood filler and I think it is an elmers product all I know is it has to be sanded, and my cheap price is for putty. Putty shows and the wood filler does not.

Originally Posted by Mike Finley

I'm with RBS, and silvertree, thoes are the old school methods we used to use, but now we gradutated it one step further, we just shoot our nails perfectly flat with the wood. No filler needed. Works real gooder.