[welovepainting]

Anyone now of a good way to hide surface imperfections on wood houses? We usually use exterior woodfiller for small surface imperfections, sand and prime.... is that safe?

 

[rws]

If you mean will it last yes if you are talking about filling dents and dings.Patching scraped areas on clapboards usually will not work though I do know of painters who use Bondo and swear by it.

 

[painterman]

I do a ton of exterior restoration work. I use a lot of min wax epoxy and automoyive spot puddy. Spot puddy is great for small dings and such. Very quick to dry and easy to sand.

 

[welovepainting]

What is spot putty, who makes it and where can I get it? I have used the 2 part minwax epoxy for dryrot areas. I am looking for something thats comparible in quality but easier to sand.

 

[painterman]

Spot putty is a product for repairing small dents and imperfections on car bodys.Comes in a can or tube. Can is a better deal. Very easy to use. Just spread on out of the can let dry 15-30 mins sand off with 100 paper. I usually use a palm sander.the attached picture shows the entire area with a coating of spot putty before sanding. Smoooooooooooooooth as a babies but when finished.

 

[welovepainting]

looks like quite of a job. Thanks for the input I will give that stuff a try.