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   bri | Jul 30, 2005 01:07am | #1

   I have had good luck using an exterior wood filler product made by minwax. It's an epoxy system. comes in a small yellow tin with a white plastic top. You pre-mix the hardner with the filler. Once you mix you have about ten minutes of working time, so have everything prepared in advance. If you have a good size hole you'll have to fill in stages. Also you can make a little form to hold the filler until it dries. Once you build up to the thickness you need just snad the surface smooth with a random orbit sander, prime abd paint. Good luck.

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   cynwyd | Jul 30, 2005 02:21am | #4

   Although Minwax is effective I don't think it's any different than Bondo type fillers, which are much cheaper. Bondo even  has a filler with fiberglass threads that's good for larger holes. 

   As for holding up in weather, Bondo is for cars, a far more difficult substrate than  houses. If a hole is large, screws set diagonally all around will give something extra to hold to.

   For painting knots aluminum paint works better than anything I've found, never gets burned through.  

   Edited 7/29/2005 7:26 pm ET by Jeff2

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   alias | Jul 30, 2005 04:30am | #5

   abatron wood epox a/b formula.... then sand with ascendind grits to 220 , two coats of de-waxed shellac .. sand /scuff it up two coats primer . then paint...." Wisdom has taught us to be calm and meek,To take one blow, and turn the other cheek...... to hell with that, keep your hands to yourself "

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   JohnSprung | Jul 30, 2005 01:39am | #2

   Fillers tend not to last long in big holes.  For ones that size, you might be better off to glue in a wood "dutchman" and only use filler for the small remaining gaps.

    

   -- J.S.

    

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   DougU | Jul 30, 2005 02:12am | #3

   Maybe a real painter will give you better advice, but couldn't you use bondo.

   I use it all the time on interior work, don't know how it would hold up to the weather?

   Doug

   
   

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   Edited 7/29/2005 7:13 pm ET by Doug@es