Damp pollyfiller

theone8181 · 6 Oct 2016 at 19:52

Hi guys I fillered a large patch about 1 inch by 1 inch and 10mm deep on Sunday. The poly filler still feels a tad damp and slightly squishy. I had to chop it out initially as mature had worked it's way in from the wall behind where the bay window joins buts I thought I had fillered it OK on the outside. Am I doing something wrong?

koolpc · 6 Oct 2016 at 19:57

Too thick. Needs to be applied thinly.

Kennysevenfold · 6 Oct 2016 at 20:27

pollyfiller is rubbish. get a tub of premixed deep fill plaster.

Dis86 · 6 Oct 2016 at 22:54

As kool says too thick. Multiple thin layers.

theone8181 · 7 Oct 2016 at 07:41

Ok cheers, will it eventually dry? It does say upto 10mm thick but i think i may have been pushing it.

Adam · 7 Oct 2016 at 09:19

I'd take it out and start again. It might sink in the future.

Get some easifill from B&Q. That stuff is fantastic.

koolpc · 7 Oct 2016 at 09:22

Polyfilla is not rubbish if used correctly.

theone8181 · 7 Oct 2016 at 09:24

I'll dig it out when I get chance this weekend. Cheers guys.

Minstadave · 7 Oct 2016 at 09:29

You can fill some big holes with polyfilla, you just have to wait ages for it to dry.

boxman2000 · 7 Oct 2016 at 11:30

Pollyfilla isn't good compared to other products, particularly the pre-mixed stuff.

Gyproc Easi-Fill is what I use (comes in smaller bags). I've used it to fill chased walls as well as skimming walls when layer of paint peeled off when I was prepping a room recently. Absolutely brilliant stuff, although don't mix up too much at once as it dries quickly.

Also worth giving it a mist coat before you paint over it.

Skiddley · 7 Oct 2016 at 11:41

As above - Easifill is excellent. Little 1kg bags - lasts forever.

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 7 Oct 2016 at 12:15

I found recently the screwfix readymix is very good
Drys very quickly so isnt great for thin coats, but dries nice and hard.
Its very cheap as well

Never been a fan of readymix before and will still resort to making a "wet" powder based mix for final fill, but for ease and price that screwfix stuff is top dog

zooankski · 7 Oct 2016 at 22:06

Adam said:
I'd take it out and start again. It might sink in the future.

Get some easifill from B&Q. That stuff is fantastic.

Agreed - fantasic stuff for walls and easy to sand

Lumeycom · 7 Oct 2016 at 22:37

One Strike is decent stuff too if you want something silly easy.

koolpc · 11 Oct 2016 at 09:04

What do you use for filling hairline cracks?

Bunka · 11 Oct 2016 at 13:00

koolpc said:
What do you use for filling hairline cracks?

Easifill, it's awesome stuff.

koolpc · 11 Oct 2016 at 16:57

Bunka said:
Easifill, it's awesome stuff.

Yes, bought some today. So far, so good! Cheers