Filling screw and other holes ?

[kirkman]

What do you guys use to fill in the imperfections on the outside of your tears? Bondo, Wood putty, or epoxy and wood flower?
Thanks!

[doug hodder]

Depends on what you are building... on a woody...I countersink the hole with a forstner bit...before I screw it together...after the epoxy has cured, pull the screw and insert a plug and sand off...no screws showing...all wood...

If it's painted...I thicken up epoxy with fairing compound, use like putty...sand and paint it. Doug

[martha24]

What do you guys use to fill in the imperfections on the outside of your tears? Bondo, Wood putty, or epoxy and wood flower?
Thanks!

Probably depends on how or what kind of finish you are going to do on your trailer. Plus which kinds of materials you listed you are used to using.
From the amount of reading I have done, I would say all of the above, depending of course. Are you doing a woody, paint, aluminum?
We ended up using Bondo, & it worked really well. Don't need very much. We ended up painting, nothing very fancy- a high gloss enamel made for outdoors. Many people ask us what it is, since the wood grain is completely hidden.
Now the people with more talent & knowledge than us use epoxy & use car paint with a clear coat.
If you do a few searches you will find various threads discussing some of the different ideas.
Martha

[Steve_Cox]

Imperfections??? Filling accidental voids???? Surely you jest. I countersink screws and plug the holes with wooden plugs though.

[surveytech]

BONDO

fabulous stuff if your painting over it

[kirkman]

Thanks!.....I'm going to cover with Durabak truck bed liner. So I think I will give the epoxy with aerocell in it a try either that or bondo.