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Posted by Mike on July 2, 2007, 1:01 am
> On Jun 29, 1:30 pm, fredfigh...@spamcop.net wrote:
>> I'll be repainting my Mom's house soon, probably with
>> Sherwin Williams Duration. However first there are
>> some holes that need to be patched.
>>
>> Birds (I think they are mostly grossbeaks) have pecking/
>> chewing holes in the siding and stuffing grubs inside.
>> Watching them closely, I am quite sure they are not
>> woodpeckers and are not feeding on bugs that are
>> already there. They are using the siding for a larder.
>>
>> They are pecking the holes along the bottom edges of
>> the shiplapped Western Red Cedar Siding. The
>> biggest holes are big enough to stick your thumb
>> in.
>>
>> What is a good material to use to patch those holes?
>> I'm thinking bondo might do the trick.
>
> The wood will expand and contract with changes in humidity, the Bondo
> won't. Wood also moves with changes in temperature differently than
> Bondo (not as much of a factor as the humidity). On the bright side,
> it's easy enough to use and sets up quickly. Any spackling in a hole
> that big would take a long time to dry to the point where you could
> paint it.
>
> R
2 years agoI used water putty . I mixed it with a little bit of primer and
painted it the next day its still there.
Concrete patching mix has been used for a looooong time
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