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Filler for holes in gate?

boardtc · 2021-06-21 14:36:20

New gates getting installed today blew over in the wind onto 20mm pebbles, leaving plenty of nicks as well as some holes in the front. Can anyone recommend a filler that will blend in once painted up with Sandolin?

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21-06-2021 3:36pm

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boardtc

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New gates getting installed today blew over in the wind onto 20mm pebbles, leaving plenty of nicks as well as some holes in the front. Can anyone recommend a filler that will blend in once painted up with Sandolin?

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#2 21-06-2021 7:36pm
Odelay

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Soak it the dents with a damp cloth, then run over it with the damp cloth pressed and the tip of a clothes iron. That will raise the worst of the dents out.

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#3 24-06-2021 11:33am
stoneill

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Yep, try the hot iron first, although they damage looks like gouges rather than dents.
If this doesn't work then use a plastic wood filler.

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#4 24-06-2021 12:03pm
fiacha

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I find Rustins 2 part wood filler to be very good. Easy to sand and doesn't shrink. No idea how it works with Sadolin, but it takes water based satinwood without issue.

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