Hey Kell... still use the oil based putty myself, long as you have whiting there is nothing better IMO. Removal? No...

 

I use SW's shrink-free for all small holes and MH ready patch for bigger stuff like screw holes or stuff that size.

I apply anything flat with a putty knife and fill flush. I apply with my finger if it's rounded. Its usually is ok with 1 application, some might take 2. I very lightly sand (sometimes I just wipe it with a rag and it's good) I always prime the MH, but sometimes can get away with not priming the spackle.

I know you asked for the "best" but this works great for me and why fix what aint broken, ya know?

 

Ive used glaze for windows.. real easy and quick.

 

Same here. It can be a bit oily & sticky, so some baby powder, dry wall dust, or beaten out on cardboard & set out to dry up overnight works great. I think every new construction company I ever worked for uses this way as it's easy to get a nice ball in your hand & move fast & keep on filling.

 

currently it's the pink stuff, that dries to white... Love how quick it dries, and how easy it sands.

 

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I do not know about the best but we use crawfords.

 

The stuff is call Dap DryDex(or as we call it Pink Patch). Its great stuff with minamal shrinkage.(no jokes here guys):thumbup:

Dan

 

The stuff is call Dap DryDex(or as we call it Pink Patch). Its great stuff with minamal shrinkage.(no jokes here guys):thumbup:

Dan

That's the stuff.

I agree, nearly no shrinkage, I typically do two flush coats, with a 2 second sand. I also like the convenience of it turning white when it's dry. Didn't care too much for it for the last several years, as I thought it was gimicky. Then I tried it.

Vinyl properties in it, and sticks to everything.

 

It seems around here most of the OLD guys use window glazing and the younger guys all use something that needs to be sanded (MH ready patch, the light fluff, or some other spackle).

 

Not sure how to take the OLD comment. But yes, I use oil based (normally crawfords) with whiting, almost no sanding... I have also noticed the younger guys using spackle and sanding alot.

 

We use spackle, leave it built up alittle and it sands very easy.

 

For window putty, I would be worried that for spray work, it would be prone sinking in slightly and showing. I will admit I may be wrong there, but that it why I have not given it a real fair shot yet. How long do you let it dry before painting it?

 

i am in Mass too; here is the what you need:
exterior trim (Azek included)--Bondo (they make white now too)
interior trim--elmers wood filler (orange can)
walls--mh ready patch

 

I don't know man. Elmers is slower to dry than the drydex and sand's a little slower. I prefer the dex for smaller finish nails holes and the like. Bondo has a rep for blowing out when exterior wood expands and contracts. Haven't used the mh ready.

 

What kind of holes we talking about zaclty?

My concern is with wood trim and moulding. Where you have a million small holes and dents to fill fast. Putty tends to pull so one site of the fill doesn't completely touch, lightweight quickdry doesn't seem to co operate on things that arent very deep, like tiny dents. Wood filler, like plastic wood also shrinks, dries in your hands and is hard to sand. I like it for custom work, but not in a production enviornment.

Crawfords is popular out here, but still reading your comments for the perfect one.

 

Just tried some Zinsser light weight Ready Patch. Didnt shrink, drys quick and hard, sands nice. Good on small holes. Tried some on wood nail holes today. Will let you know!!!

 

I usually use Dap DryDex (yes the pink stuff) it works very well....I also like using Dap Plastic wood also.

http://www.dap.com/product_details.aspx?product_id=69


It smells pretty good too :shifty:

 

Hi,
In my opinion oily & sticky is best because there so some baby powder,
dry wall dust. So i used it finally.

Regards:
Hank Freid

 

ready patch is good stuff, used in wood, metal doors,

 

20 minute sheetrock powder, mixed with water and a little of the wall/trim paint so it disappears under one topcoat. Mix it to the perfect peanut butter consistency. Dries quick, sands OR wipes smooth with damp sponge or rag. For really time-crunched jobs: 5 minute powder.

You're welcome.

 

Just wanted to resurrect this thread and throw in my 2 cents. I'm not the paint guru that some of you guys are around here, but I wanted to give a side-by-side comparison of two homes. For nail holes, my painter used Crawford's painters putty on the first and then "Fast n Final" on the second.

He said he'd been wanting to try Crawfords because he'd seen a lot of guys buying it and everyone claimed it to be non-sanding. "Just strike it off with your knife and move on."

I'll make a long story short here. His preference was obvious after the first coat of trim paint went on. I think he was hoping that I would say it was ok, but it clearly wasn't. I've never seen so many dimples showing through paint before. That might fly for some tract homes, or some subsidized apartments, but not for customs.

While he was filling holes he was loving the Crawfords. Said it was much faster, and not having to cleanup dust after sanding would save him a bunch of time too. Well, that went out the window when he was going back and sanding the semi-gloss trim paint and refilling the dimples with spackle, then of course still having to sand the spackle and re-clean before spraying again.

Needless to say, he tossed the rest of his Crawfords in the dumpster, and said he'll never use it again. Both homes came out in the end according to my specs, but the Crawfords created a ton of work for him. There's no way I would call a job done with all those dimples. When he uses Fast n' Final, perfectly smooth every time.

P.S. Just walked through a parade home next door as the cabinet maker was showin off his handiwork. Obviously, paint was supposed to have been finished and they were installing cabs, lights, and hardwood. While talking to him, I looked over at a room with dark brown trim. It looked like every nail hole had been sanded and refilled with spackle. Turns out the painter was in the master bath, doing the same in there. I asked what he used for filler. CRAWFORDS!! GC was making him refill all the holes and re-spray before paying him. Poor bugger looked pissed.

 

Colgate toothpaste.







JK!!

I always use SW Lightweight Shrink Free Spackle.

 

Fillers

Wow..everybody fills with something different!! I have used the dexdry..its good..sometimes when there are bigger holes to fill along with small,I make up a batch of Sheetrock 45 or sheetrock 90..its a setting compound and is sandable..I hold my vaccum up when sanding to pick up dust or wet sand with a green srub pad..if it is just small nail holes I use premixed drywall compound,cut in while it drys,sand,spot prime,then roll..