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   rez | Jul 23, 2005 08:35pm | #1

   I always fill then sand before primer so I guess what I'm asking is there a product that would stick in there better on top of the primer than wood putty or would just primering and then topcoat over the putty do it?

    

    

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   Sphere | Jul 23, 2005 08:46pm | #2

   Durhams Rock Hard water putty is a good candidate. Yes, spot prime it b4 top coat.  Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Hazlett | Jul 23, 2005 08:57pm | #3

    Razzman,

    I just did this a few weeks ago---for what its worth.

   touching up some trim------ nail holes etc.

    finish paint is a brown-----I already had the primer tinted brown.

    mixed up the durams rock hard water putty----using the tinted primer instead of water----

    gotta work FAST----but the touched up spots disappear---like right NOW baby!

    

    you DO have to make sure that rock hard putty stays painted-------and I don't know if all the movement in a clap might work it loose in time----as opposed to the lesser movement in a trim board.

   Stephen

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   rez | Jul 24, 2005 04:06pm | #4

   SH-

   Were you using a latex primer with the putty?

   HO is using an alkyd primer with a 6-8 hour dry time. 

   Seeing it's Duham's Water putty would an oil base primer mix work or would it solely need a waterbased primer for the mix?

   Sounds like it would be an ideal filler.

   be an apostle of putty

    

    

    

   be a D-mix wannabe

    

    

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   Edited 7/24/2005 9:10 am ET by razzman

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   YesMaam27577 | Jul 24, 2005 06:12pm | #5

   I've also used the Rockhard stuff mixed with paint, and had very good luck. Used that stuff on a house in Ohio back in about 1983. Sold it three years ago, and the putty was still holding.

   You'll need to read the label though, about mixing it with an oil-based paint. Everything I've done was with latex.

    

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   Hazlett | Jul 24, 2005 06:40pm | #6

    razzman--- I have primer tinted in latex AND in oil---pretty lucky , huh?

    

    

    You can NOT mix the putty with oil base----I was lucky to have the same color tinted latex primer from another project  left over.

    work fast---it sets up  fast---I mixed up tiny batches in yogurt cups. If you sand it just before it gets rock hard---and top coat in latex the defect disappears.

   good luck, Stephen