[HTFreak]

I made the mistake of using Minwax Wood Putty to fill about 100 nail holes
in baseboard and door case molding. I read the label where it said "does not harden" but I went ahead and used it anyways because the guy at the paint department at Home Depot said it was what I wanted.

So now I need to remove all of the wood putty from every single tiny framing nail hole and refill the holes with the correct solution.

Any suggestions which type of tool or strategy is to get the wood putty out of each hole? As I type this I guess I can use a damp cloth and rub it as much as possible from each hole.

Any ideas?

 

[de-nagorg]

Patience, Patience, and more.

A pointed scribe tool, a small drill bit, used in hand.

As you suggest you might be able to use a rag to wipe most of it away, any solvents might stain your trim, and will need to be ripped out and replaced, so try that in an inconspicuous spot first.


GOOD LUCK.


ED

 

[mako1]

I would just leave it,Who cares if it hardens as long as it fills the hole and stays put.

 

[HTFreak]

Patience, Patience, and more.

A pointed scribe tool, a small drill bit, used in hand.

As you suggest you might be able to use a rag to wipe most of it away, any solvents might stain your trim, and will need to be ripped out and replaced, so try that in an inconspicuous spot first.


GOOD LUCK.


ED

Thank you for the reminder to have patience. I always rush rush rush everything to my own detriment!!!!!

 

[HTFreak]

I would just leave it,Who cares if it hardens as long as it fills the hole and stays put.

Yes, I contemplated leaving them all. You just wet my appetite to go ahead
and leave them be. I'll have to take a look tonight and decide. I do have extra
wood filler (that stuff that is purple and turns white after it dries by Elmer's).
Thank you.

 

[gregzoll]

Just remove with a small nail or piece of wire, wipe as you remove, then fill in the holes. Use tape as a reminder to mark where you left off, so that you do not start redoing those holes that you already did.

This is one of those projects that you do as a couple and use as a way to relax after work or on the weekend.

 

[ront02769]

Given your approach you must be painting...in which case you could either leave or remove and redo. Your tool of choice depends on what you have around....like even those green plastic tooth flossing things that look like the letter f with flops between. Hold by the top of the f, and cut the bottom across at the proper height to get the width that you need for your hole (they are normally tapered so you can get any fit you need). Ron