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advice on nail holes

3/9/16       
Mike Member

What works for you when filling small nail holes in molding finished with pre-cat colored lacquer on the job site. I will be installing some cabinets soon that i finished in the shop but i will also be adding a crown molding and some other molding with 16 and 18 gauge nails. What is a good way to fill and touch up the nail holes.

3/9/16       #2: advice on nail holes ...
Finisher

Soft wax from Fastcap

3/10/16       #3: advice on nail holes ...
Mike Member

I have the soft wax kit but theirs no way I'm going to be able to get a dead on match. I think i read in a past forum message to cover the molding with blue tape then shot through the tape. Fill the hole and sand with the tape still in place to protect the wood from scratching. Pull the tape and touch up with an artist brush. Does that sound right to anybody? Still looking for other ideas.

3/10/16       #4: advice on nail holes ...
kevin

in the 20 years ive been finishing and installing cabinetry ive never had a problem using Mohawk Wax sticks.

3/10/16       #5: advice on nail holes ...
Mike Member

Kevin i looked at the wax sticks by Mohawk and it states that they can be top coated with any finish including lacquer. Is that what you were getting at; fill with wax stick and then cover with the lacquer top coat? Eliminating the sanding process all together. I know i don't have the skill to blend the colors to match the lacquer. Thanks

3/10/16       #6: advice on nail holes ...
kevin

yes, exactly. What i usually do is just rub some wax stick in the nail holes and that will be just fine. But if for some reason there is a sheen difference, or for whatever reason it is an eyesore, a quick shot with a can of Mohawk's aerosol lacquer in a matching sheen will take care of it.

3/10/16       #7: advice on nail holes ...
kevin

sorry i just reread your original post... you are talking about filling colored lacquer. Well, in that case, there are so many colors available by mohawk that its a good possibility that they have one that is close enough to not notice. However, they dont have many greys. So when i have a job that uses grey lacquer, i usually just have a couple cans of the lacquer put into aerosol cans for me from my sherwin williams dealer. You get like 1 aerosol can from every 4 ounces of paint.
Fill the hole with a wax stick, rub off excess with rag, spray a light coat of the colored lacquer.
Call whoever you get your lacquer from, chances are they will be able make you a few cans of touch up paint in aerosol while they are blending your lacquer. Its a simple little machine that does it. We had 2 of them here for years. Finally went into the scrap pile

3/10/16       #8: advice on nail holes ...
Finisher

I have made custom colors with both the soft wax and the Mohawk sticks . Just put some different color pieces on some tinfoil, heat from the underside with a heat gun and mix and play till
it turns the right color .

3/10/16       #9: advice on nail holes ...
Leo G

Mohawk Fil-Stik.

Just get it over with and buy them all. Solves a lot of problems with color matching.

3/10/16       #10: advice on nail holes ...
denny Member

Pretty small heads. Where are they.?
Is it something that putty and a Fitch tipped in the lacquer would not take care of most of the time.?

3/11/16       #11: advice on nail holes ...
kevin

Leo. thats what i did. Theres a ton of them! i have 4 of the large blister packs full. Probably close to 300 colors.
i use them as my "library". Our jobs are all very large (think complete hotels and high rises), so when we are nearing completion i take the finish sample to my library and order adequate amounts of wax sticks to send with the shipments.
Again, i have never had an issue with color matching from their plethora of colors, except when it comes to grey.

3/11/16       #12: advice on nail holes ...
Leo G

I bought all they had at the time, I think they've got more color now. Some of the pre-cat clears, Markers, some of the polishes, some graining markers, Blendal sticks. A general touch up kit for most occasions.

Went to Harbor Freight and picked up a nice case for cheap. Fits everything in it and most of it is able to be pulled out without moving other stuff around.

I have more stuff then shown in the upper picture now. Ya buy stuff...you know....


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3/14/16       #13: advice on nail holes ...
Adam

Now that Leonardo has his kit, he's the only cabinetmaker that gets excited when he dings a cabinet. Knowing he can use his true talents to save the day.

3/14/16       #14: advice on nail holes ...
Leo G

I certainly don't get excited when I ding a cabinet. It's just nice to be able to fill holes and things without having to fret. One of the best purchases for the finishing aspect of my shop.

I use it more in the sprayroom then in the field. Fill small checks and opens in paint, use a marker or a Blendal stick on a stain that get sanded a bit to much on an outside corner. Just makes life that much easier when you have a small boo boo.

I use to have a tough time repairing a burnt through edge, sometime the fix made it worse. Now, it grab the color, apply it and move on. Couple of seconds.

Worth every penny.


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