The trick to applying these fillers is to do it after your first coat of varnish; Or else the surrendering area of the holes get some traces of the filler in the pores of the timber when sanding and that looks very obvious once varnished, like smudges.
zak410,
Jun 16, 4:16am
Oops that is: surrounding area of the holes.
jkp58,
Jun 16, 5:54am
you can inter mix colours to get a closer colour
sally63,
Jun 16, 6:36am
Agree with zak410. Stops it bleeding into the adjacent areas
budgel,
Jun 16, 7:13am
The problem is that the wood will yellow off to some degree over time and the putty wont.
cabrio1,
Jun 16, 7:45am
If you have any off cuts you can mix some dust from sanding with pva glue. The glue dries clear and the wood will match.
sally63,
Jun 16, 8:05am
^^^ Oh yes. I had forgotten about that!
jhan,
Jun 16, 8:19am
Yes, but it won't take a wood stain it that is what is needed next.
cabrio1,
Jun 16, 8:36am
Maybe a water based glue would do the trick. Then varnish to stop it falling out?
jezabeel,
Jun 16, 10:23am
I use putty with paint tinters. Brown, ochre and burnt sienna (red colour) Mix up 3 balls in each colour and mix and match, also using the untinted putty to lighten colours. This should cover most timber colours, but you could use other tinters if you are really fussy. It's done the trick for me, I've been painting for 20+ yrs.
jezabeel,
Jun 16, 10:28am
And don't overfill the holes, only the bare minimum to fill a hole. Some fillers can dry very hard and if you have to sand the crap out of it, it can also make it look like a lighter patch around the holes.
gpg58,
Dec 15, 8:48am
Couldn't resist asking the obvious question, why do you care about holes in wood that has disappeared? Vanished | Define Vanished at Dictionary.com, dictionary.reference.com/brows- e/vanished = to disappear from sight,
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