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   Paul_Snyder | Apr 15, 2003 07:04am | #1

   Both. Fill any spots you see before you apply the primer. Then sand the primer smooth and fill all the spots that showed up after you removed the sanding dust (from sanding the primer).

   I like to use drywall spackle for filler under paint. Easy to work, dries fast, takes paint well.

   Paul

   F'burg, VA

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   Clay | Apr 15, 2003 07:14am | #2

   Paul; I have seen the spackle squeezed out of the holes that it was used to fill by the expansion/contraction cycles of the wood.  I prefer to use glaziers putty on quick jobs and acrylic gels with pumice fillers for high grade work.  These fillers seem to have more adhesion and elasticity and to survive the expansion/contraction cycling.

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   Ray | Apr 15, 2003 02:45pm | #3

   Thank you, didn't want to screw this one up, it's in the living room

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   Shepherd1800 | Apr 15, 2003 03:53pm | #4

   I make a putty/filler with liquid hide glue and the fine sawdust (wood flour) from the same species.  It takes a several hours to dry but is a great filler/putty.  You can also add calcium carbonate (whiting) to thicken.

   Stephen Shepherd

   http://www.ilovewood.com