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Posted by Ray K on May 18, 2009, 11:36 pm
I'm permanently removing a door. How do I fill the recesses that the
hinges fitted into? They are about 1/8" deep by 3.25 x 1.25". They will
be painted. Can't just smear it with wood filler, because I'm also
trying to get a sharp corner at the 1/4" reveal at the casing.
On the other side of the door, I have to fill in the deep holes required
by the deadbolt and doorknob latches. Can't use a dowel for the deadbolt
latch because it's like a big circle with flat sides. On second thought,
maybe I should use a large 1.5" dowel and sand the sides to the 1" width
of the hole. Then just glue or nail in in place and use wood filler to
make everything flush before sanding and painting.
Thanks,
Ray
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Posted by hr(bob) hofmann@att.net on May 18, 2009, 11:51 pm
> I'm permanently removing a door. How do I fill the recesses that the
> hinges fitted into? They are about 1/8" deep by 3.25 x 1.25". They will
> be painted. Can't just smear it with wood filler, because I'm also
> trying to get a sharp corner at the 1/4" reveal at the casing.
> On the other side of the door, I have to fill in the deep holes required
> by the deadbolt and doorknob latches. Can't use a dowel for the deadbolt
> latch because it's like a big circle with flat sides. On second thought,
> maybe I should use a large 1.5" dowel and sand the sides to the 1" width
> of the hole. Then just glue or nail in in place and use wood filler to
> make everything flush before sanding and painting.
> Thanks,
> Ray
If it is to be painted, sawdust and wood glue mixed to a paste will
fill in and stick, just wait a few days for it to really set up before
sanding it down.
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Posted by David Nebenzahl on May 19, 2009, 2:21 am
On 5/18/2009 8:51 PM hr(bob) hofmann@att.net spake thus:
>> I'm permanently removing a door. How do I fill the recesses that the
>> hinges fitted into? They are about 1/8" deep by 3.25 x 1.25". They will
>> be painted. Can't just smear it with wood filler, because I'm also
>> trying to get a sharp corner at the 1/4" reveal at the casing.
>> On the other side of the door, I have to fill in the deep holes required
>> by the deadbolt and doorknob latches. Can't use a dowel for the deadbolt
>> latch because it's like a big circle with flat sides. On second thought,
>> maybe I should use a large 1.5" dowel and sand the sides to the 1" width
>> of the hole. Then just glue or nail in in place and use wood filler to
>> make everything flush before sanding and painting.
>
> If it is to be painted, sawdust and wood glue mixed to a paste will
> fill in and stick, just wait a few days for it to really set up before
> sanding it down.
Yuck.
You could do it that way; you could also do it right. Cut wood pieces to
fill the mortises. Glue them in, sand down flush, fill any gaps with
filler, sand again, then paint.
A little more work; a much better result.
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
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Posted by fftt on May 19, 2009, 12:08 am
> I'm permanently removing a door. How do I fill the recesses that the
> hinges fitted into? They are about 1/8" deep by 3.25 x 1.25". They will
> be painted. Can't just smear it with wood filler, because I'm also
> trying to get a sharp corner at the 1/4" reveal at the casing.
> On the other side of the door, I have to fill in the deep holes required
> by the deadbolt and doorknob latches. Can't use a dowel for the deadbolt
> latch because it's like a big circle with flat sides. On second thought,
> maybe I should use a large 1.5" dowel and sand the sides to the 1" width
> of the hole. Then just glue or nail in in place and use wood filler to
> make everything flush before sanding and painting.
> Thanks,
> Ray
Bondo or an epoxy structural repair product (like abatron.com
WoodEpox); once cured either can easily be worked like wood
or
SIKA Sikadur AnchorFix #3 (10oz standard caulking gun form factor)
available at SoCal Home Depot's
you have to let it set up a bit so you can form it and have it hold
its shape.
AnchorFix #1 sets up VERY fast but its "sanded" so its a bit harder to
get smooth.
http://www.sikaconstruction.com/con/con-dealer/con-dealer-anchoring.htm
cheers
Bob
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Posted by RicodJour on May 19, 2009, 12:09 am
> I'm permanently removing a door. How do I fill the recesses that the
> hinges fitted into? They are about 1/8" deep by 3.25 x 1.25". They will
> be painted. Can't just smear it with wood filler, because I'm also
> trying to get a sharp corner at the 1/4" reveal at the casing.
> On the other side of the door, I have to fill in the deep holes required
> by the deadbolt and doorknob latches. Can't use a dowel for the deadbolt
> latch because it's like a big circle with flat sides. On second thought,
> maybe I should use a large 1.5" dowel and sand the sides to the 1" width
> of the hole. Then just glue or nail in in place and use wood filler to
> make everything flush before sanding and painting.
Bondo. You can get sharp corners with Bondo. Use a strip of
something taped to the casing to give you the reveal, sand the Bondo
until it is smooth and matches up.
R
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> hinges fitted into? They are about 1/8" deep by 3.25 x 1.25". They will
> be painted. Can't just smear it with wood filler, because I'm also
> trying to get a sharp corner at the 1/4" reveal at the casing.
> On the other side of the door, I have to fill in the deep holes required
> by the deadbolt and doorknob latches. Can't use a dowel for the deadbolt
> latch because it's like a big circle with flat sides. On second thought,
> maybe I should use a large 1.5" dowel and sand the sides to the 1" width
> of the hole. Then just glue or nail in in place and use wood filler to
> make everything flush before sanding and painting.
> Thanks,
> Ray