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dwtow · 11-28-2007, 05:54 PM

Hi - I have a five panel door I am refinishing. One of the panels as you can see in the photo has a 1/4" uniform crack across it and through it. I removed what looked like wood filler that had cracked up. Any ideas out there on how to repair this crack?

I will be painting the door so the repair doesn't need to blend - just fill smooth.

Thanks for any ideas!

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Derek in Indy

Rehabber · 11-28-2007, 05:57 PM

For a permanent repair, my vote is for Bondo (or any other brand of body putty)

dwtow · 11-28-2007, 06:22 PM

With bondo, would it stay in place given the nature of the crack? How could I reinforce it - ie. rebar in concrete?

Ron6519 · 11-28-2007, 07:25 PM

This is(was) a floating panel. If you can free the perimeter you can get the two pieces back together and just glue it.
Rebar might be a little too thick.
Ron

Rehabber · 11-28-2007, 07:37 PM

Bondo is pretty thick, mask one side wth painters or masking tape and fill the crack. It will dry within an hour and sand smooth. I have restored quite a number of old houses and done a lot of repair with bondo--- it's good stuff and lasts.

Kingfisher · 11-28-2007, 08:31 PM

The words Bondo and restored should only be used when the subject is old cars

While it will work, its just not the right product for restoring wood

. There are better products such as WoodEpox made for parching wood. You could also glue in a wedge of wood with polyurathean glue and sand it to fit. Put if you're just looking for a cheap paint grade fix bondo will do.

dwtow · 11-28-2007, 08:33 PM

Thanks for the tip - good idea. I'll post the results.

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