Customer Reviews for DAP Plastic Wood 16 oz. Natural Latex Wood Filler

I bought a tube of this on November 29, and tried to use it today, three weeks later. After cutting the tip off, and forcing a nail into it, and squeezing it with both hands, I got some very dry product. This is unacceptable; comments on reviews say that it can expire on the shelf; Home Depot shouldn't sell expired product. But it's probably not their fault, because the product info on the seal is also unintelligible. Looking at other reviews, I guess I will try Elmer's.

This is probably the best wood filler I’ve used for filling deep holes. I cutout some old treads in a stair case remodel and used this to fill the slots in integrated slotted stringer. Sanded smooth as butter and hard as a rock,

I'm sure this product is fine for projects that will be painted, but do not attempt to match an existing wood with it and stain it. The "red oak" is a clay red; looks nothing like unfinished red oak. I assumed it must dry lighter than it looks on the tube. Nope-- what you see is what you get. I thought sure staining it would help. It did not take my General Finishes water-based stain at all.

This is a plastic type filler that works great. After 2 days of curing/setting, you can sand or scrape access and reapply to build up beyond the eighth inch application. Plus it can be painted.

Worked wonderfully for splits,cracks and holes in my 30 plus year old deck. It worked do well I bought 12 tubs and used it on the 20 x20 deck prior to to painting.

I used this product to fill bee holes on my cedar home. We followed all the instructions. Stained the home and this product is not sustainable! This product is awful and when it dries it's even more awful because you can't remove it. I felt that Dap had been around for years so that I could trust it but my home is ruined. Not sure what I'm going to do. Do not buy this product! You will cry like I did. I never gives reviews but I wanted to warn others on this aweful product.

The bottom of the tube blew out on me while I was applying the wood filler. The wood filler did the job, but the packaging gave up too easily and I ended up wasting a good amount of wood filler.

I built a tongue and groove natural wood accent wall and used this putty to cover the brad nailer marks. Put very little putty on each hole, sanded it down as usual, then wiped away the dust with a damp paper towel. It left a permanent stain on each mark. I’ve tried sanding it down more and used a construction stain remover with no luck. I regret using this wood putty after putting so much time and effort into one wall. Please don’t buy.

Used this to cover screw holes in birdhouse. Not a trace once sanded.

I wish I had tried this product sooner, I love a good wood filler and love how quickly this stuff dried, sanded and looked when done, Also the dispenser toothpaste style is a 10 fold step up from a small plastic cup with lid that dries up on its own after 1 use. Including different tones to choose from (hint dries a little lighter than what's in the bottle)

This DAP wood filler left a purpleish stain in the edgebanding of my cabinets. It didn't go away. I had to remake three of the cabinets because of it. I called DAP about it and they said they would reimburse me for the filler. They suggested there was some type of contaminant in my shop. (No way) Normal wood shop conditions. What about the hundreds I spent on plywood, edgebanding, etc. What about the time it took to cut and build them. Don't buy this stuff. Unless you like purple stains that won't sand away. Or rubbing alcohol away. The stain didn't go away.

The product dries up after being opened and becomes hard as a rock after only 1 use. Customer service helpless "add water to tube." Dap puts liability on Home Depot..."return it to HD and have them contact us." Waste of money! Elmer's wood filler lasts after being opened.

I had a really old Adirondack chair that was chewed by a squirrel in the arm rest. The product dried well and sanded fine. Because I had to add a bunch of material, when I painted over it looked weird like you can tell there is a patch there because it looks smooth. I guess the problem with a chair like mine is that the wood is not smooth thus it is easy to spot where the patch is under the paint. But is an easy solution and works great for cracks or smaller holes.

Good product but don’t expect it to be as full as it seems. I had to squeeze it for so long, probably halfway, until all the air came out of the tube. Kinda cheating on the customer.

This is a great product with many uses. I’ve patched and tee everything from old wood cabinets from the the sixties and door jam repair as well as delaminated doors

I worked up some bowls that were made from spalted maple. I did not want to stain the wood but use Tung Oil finish. I wanted a wood putty which blended with the maple and would accept the Tung Oil finish. The Plastic Wood Natural worked great! I have used the Walnut finish with equal success!

I used this product to repair wooden sculpture. Because it was complitely broken after gluinng it I used this product to fill the holes and it worked perfectly; it was easy to apply, no mess, dried quickly with no cracks, the eria was easy to clean as wall as my hands and it had no smell. I used it indoors. I still need to paint over it. I'm really happy with the result and I'm gonna use it again.

Worked well to cover up brad nails

Great product works with all my finishes

Don’t waste your time or money with this product.It’s not worth all the work to prep it and it doesn’t hold a stand.

Great product works as predicted

I used this to patch a hole in a hollow core door that I didn't secure as well as I thought oops, the door fell on a stripper can and the top of the can went through it, so it is replace the door or fix it . Off to Home, depot for some for some Great Stuff gap and crack and Dap Plastic wood!, after filling and trimming the insulating foam, applying the DAP Plastic wood, Letting it dry in between coats and sanding lightly my door is repaired waiti g to put on my last coat. I prefer to wait a couple od days between coats when using over a foam or for a large patch. I love this filler.

This product is dried inside the tube. Look at the pics. Thereis nothing easy about using this product.

I was refinishing my wide plank living room and dining room floor that has some really huge knots in it, and also some smaller knots that are no longer there and a few knots that no longer fit well in their knot holes and lets not forget a few huge gouges and a bunch of other large imperfections that I wanted to fill including a very large chunk that was missing around a nail, it is a face nailed floor that is nailed with cut nails. I filled in every knot hole, check crack, and gouge with this product. I also removed a nail form a large crack, filled the crack and reset the nail into the wood filler. There were a few knots that were still in their knot holes but no longer actually fit, I was able to remove the knots, fill the holes, and replace the knot so that it was just above the surface of the floor. I waited 2 full days (48 hours) and sanded the wood filler back on everything I had filled with great results. The nail I had set into the filler was able to be set just below the surface after sanding so it matched other nails in the floor, and every one of the knots that I set in the filler stayed in place and was able to be sanded flush with no problem. I have attached a photo showing the several types of repair I did after I laid down the polyurethane. My only regret is not dying the filler, still I ended up with a great floor.

Followed instructions to a tee. Spent hours filling screw holes and other voids and sanding to perfection. Two days later after the tiniest sprinkling of rain, a lot of them broke out of the holes. Also, this stuff is really soft - not durable at all. What a huge waste of my time! Dont buy this stuff, its terrible!

I needed to repair some rotting wood along the sides of my front steps. The Dap filler worked fine. It was easy to fill in the bad spots, so I decided to reinforce those areas against further rot. The Dap dried quickly, sanded easily, and took the paint well. My completed job looks just fine.

I used this to fill holes on my kitchen cabinet hinges where they came loose. Though I add a wooden dowel in the center and this wood filler. Worked out great!

I wanted to cover up pin holes in some quarter round that I installed and this was the best match. Very easy to apply