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Default Wood filler recommendation for exterior use

On 02/14/2017 6:04 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
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I did not use fiberglass. I slightly overfilled the voids with the
DuraGlas, just like you would with Bondo or dry wall mud and then
sanded it smooth. Primed with exterior primer, painted with exterior
paint.

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What was the form of the voids? I used both Bondo and a
fiberglass-enhanced version to repair areas on the barn siding when did
the refurb on it. Most did _NOT_ hold up to the temperature cycling and
wind-induced movement of the wood substrate more than 5 yr or so(*). I
can imagine if were larger, deeper voids it _might_ be more successful,
but for surface damage I can't recommend bondo as being very permanent
based on the results I've had...not sure _any_ inflexible material will
stand up.


(*) Noticed the other day, ring-shank siding nails driven into 100-yo
first cut SYP wall studs have worked out where heads may be as much as
1/8" or more proud of surface. The buffeting of KS wind just causes so
much movement even they don't hold permanently...

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