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  • @[email protected]
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    42 years ago

    https://aussie.zone/pictrs/image/13ae6a81-10c5-4e99-ad6b-57756381d091.jpeg

    Excuse my dumb ass but I’m filling a hole in the door and this is my filling so far. Do I leave it to dry now for a few hours and come back to paint it? Do I need to fill more putty in there?

    https://aussie.zone/pictrs/image/2f577879-1bd5-4759-8584-7c6fa8259bdf.jpeg

    Hole for reference

    • @[email protected]
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      42 years ago

      Yo that’s fantastic. If that filler is still wet , take all that excess off around the hole. It will be a pain in the arse to sand when it’s dry and by the looks of it, you’ll need a top coat of filler anyway.

      • @[email protected]
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        22 years ago

        Got some of it but there’s still a small layer on the side, hopefully not an issue to sand it out. By a top coat of filler, do you mean another layer of putty on top of this one, wait till dry, sand again and then paint?

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      42 years ago

      You gotta sand that before painting. That’s rough as at the moment. It might take letting it harden, sanding, re-fill, sand again, then paint. You could take the pins out of the hinges if you had somewhere else to paint the door.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 years ago

        I did sand it before filing in the putty, but if it still feels rough then I’ll re-fill and paint again. Don’t have more space to pain the door elsewhere unfortunately so this will have to do I guess.

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      32 years ago

      I’d leave it to dry (still looks damp) and give it a bit of a sanddpaper back before you paint.