Can anyone suggest a suitable repair material for filling the minor
grain cracks from expansion and contraction with the seasons in a south
facing hardwood window ledge? It really gets toasted in summer sun and
this year with so much water about it has taken a battering. It is about
30 years old and otherwise in reasonably good condition.

The grain cracks are shallow and narrow mostly 1mm to 2mm max and their
width varies with the humidity as the wood flexes in the sunshine. They
are a bit too deep I think for just filling with wood stain but that
might be what I do if I can't find anything better.

Also can anyone suggest a similar grain filler that will stand being on
a south facing black firedoor (or in this case more a grain leveller
since the problem is that the grain stands proud and sanding doesn't
seem to help). Thanks for any suggestions.

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Regards,
Martin Brown

On 31/08/2012 16:24, Martin Brown wrote:
Can anyone suggest a suitable repair material for filling the minor
grain cracks from expansion and contraction with the seasons in a south
facing hardwood window ledge? It really gets toasted in summer sun and
this year with so much water about it has taken a battering. It is about
30 years old and otherwise in reasonably good condition.

The grain cracks are shallow and narrow mostly 1mm to 2mm max and their
width varies with the humidity as the wood flexes in the sunshine. They
are a bit too deep I think for just filling with wood stain but that
might be what I do if I can't find anything better.

Also can anyone suggest a similar grain filler that will stand being on
a south facing black firedoor (or in this case more a grain leveller
since the problem is that the grain stands proud and sanding doesn't
seem to help). Thanks for any suggestions.


Car body filler has the finest consistency, which IMO makes it ideal for
that kind of fine surface filling