I tried it, it's ok... sands fairly easy, I don't like the gritty feel myself.

 

The point is to fill minor imperfections before final sanding, no?

Why are you putting sand in it? Makes it difficult to stuff sand into a joint that's smaller than the width of a grain of sand. I had to keep going back and working it to get a good smooth spread.
It also made crowning the stuff really difficult. It's like they expect you to always scrape it off totally flush.
How much pull does this forum have? Elmer, are you hearing me!? hah

 

They've reformulated it twice now. They went from Elmers Carpenters putty which had an indoor outdoor rating to Stainable putty which only had an indoor rating. It had wood particles in it that were suppose to make it stainable, it sucks. It's not smooth like it should be. Now they came up with this tough stuff, suppose to hold screws. That's not what putty is for. It's for filling small holes quickly.

They need to bring back the original. And now.

 

The good stuff....

http://www.amazon.com/Elmers-Carpen...0CAOB5K8/ref=sr_1_99?ie=UTF8&qid=1429065999&sr=8-99&keywords=elmers+wood+filler

 

That's what I went in there attempting to buy.

I have an old tub in the shop but I didn't think I'd have enough in there, so I picked up a new one.

Why would you ever take that off the market? I assumed people were using it constantly. Am I the only one who can't make a tight joint?

 

I used the old indoor / outdoor stuff, none of the newer stuff - I don't like it.

 

Trouble is finding it.

 

I hated it to the max.

 

Looks like Lowe's has it. HD sure doesn't

 

I liked the smooth creamy filler that went on pink

 

Sucks all variations of it, imho.

:thumbsup: Famowood, water and solvent base.

:laughing: Bondo is my favorite, under laminate of course

 

The original is good for custom fitting pistol grips. Build it up where you want, rasp it off, whatever. You can just use the ugly grips, or copy them into nice wood...

 

I get upset when my joints are bigger then .002". I don't use much putty either.

 

Man, you should see some of the ones I shmeared that stuff on today. There was one that damn near could have used a shim!

 

You can still get the regular tan stuff. The Max is pretty good for making repairs and then skimming over the surface with something like MH. For just filling nail holes, it's too fiberous and takes too much effort to sand.

 

Thin it a bit with water and use a pallet knife, works like a charm. Still hate the Max crap It is readily available and great for mixing colors to match wood. Walnut in particular. I hate light fills in the dark grain and vise versa. :whistling Have used it frequently.

 

Noted. Thanks for the heads up.

 

If you can find this stuff, give it a shot:

http://www.thepaintstore.com/Synkoloid_Latex_Wood_Filler_p/940-8.htm

 

I'm ready to finish my review.

I would use this stuff again if I had to repair a dent in a barn door. However, I wouldn't repair a dent in a barn door, so I guess that means I'm throwing this crap out.

Elmer's, please cease and desist putting chunks in your wood fill. It makes it really annoying to fill the wood.
After sanding I was left with deep gauges caused by the granular parts being dragged by the knife. Now I have to go back a second time to smooth those areas with a different fill. That means my time was completely wasted last night. That sucks.

 

Try the Elmers that changes colors for nail holes in trim, it's smooth and nice to work with, goes on pink and when dry turns white, sands easy and feathers out well...

 

That works very well as does hardwood floor filler that I got from my floor guy. Thinner than regular putty, goes on smooth and gets very hard.

 

Does it accept stain nice. That's what I liked about the original. As long as you didn't let it dry for a week, it would accept stain easily. I used it as a grain filler on a white oak job. It was $8 a quart. Now they want $6 for a measly pint.

 

Cheapskate.:whistling

 

I like the regular Elmers filler. No major complaints using it.

I also used Bondo for wood on 11 door slabs that a customer wanted the knobs higher. Bondoed all 11 strike plates and repainted the jambs. Looks great 2 years later.