Can you use Ronseal High Performance Wood Filler without the hardener?
Can you use Ronseal High Performance Wood Filler without the hardener?
No, the wood filler does not harden without adding a hardener. The hardening process happens due to a chemical reaction between the wood filler and the hardener which is also known as the catalyst. The hardener/catalyst mediates the chemical reaction to harden the wood filler quickly.
What is High Performance Wood Filler?
Few things are beyond repair with Ronseal High Performance Woodfiller is a chemically bonded filler and catalyst that provides extremely tough repairs to virtually any wood damage without shrinking or cracking. Fills to any depth and can be drilled, screwed or planed.
Can you screw into Ronseal High Performance Wood Filler?
Ronseal High Performance Wood Filler has a two-part system that creates seriously tough repairs to virtually any interior or exterior wood. You can fill to any depth and even drill, screw or plane it.
How long does Ronseal wood filler last?
2 years
Ronseal High Performance Wood Filler has a shelf life of at least 2 years.
What happens if you don’t add hardener to wood filler?
Ignoring the curing time will result in splintering or, worse, destruction. Hardeners are generally used before wood fillers to prepare the wood before making repairs. Some manufacturers even boast that the hardened wood is strong enough to carry its own weight after the treatment process.
Why did my wood filler crack?
The extra water will evaporate, without the volume the wood filler can’t stretch across and it will crack. Basically wood filler will always crack unless the gap is tiny or you can keep the room still with the same humidity and temperature.
What Colour is ronseal natural wood filler?
Purple
Ronseal Multi-Purpose Wood Filler – Natural, Purple, 250g Quickly and easily fill holes in wood and leave a tough, weatherproof finish that won’t shrink or crack. Our Multi Purpose Wood Filler flexes and bends with the wood so whether you use it indoors or out, it will leave a perfect finish for longer.
How thick can wood filler be applied?
How Thick Can Wood Filler Be? Try not to go thicker than half an inch. A 1/2 in deep and 3/8 wide would be good. But you can go as long as you wish.
Is wood filler as strong as wood?
Wood fillers contain real wood fibers; typically, a wood byproduct like sawdust is suspended in a binder that may be water or petroleum-based and dries to a hard finish. Although they dry hard, they add no structural strength to the wood it is applied on.
How much wood filler can you use?
What’s the best wood filler?
Best Overall: DAP Plastic Wood All Purpose Wood Filler.
