How to Repair with Hard Fill Sticks
Using Hard Fill Sticks can seem intimidating. But your upcoming
home improvement project may involve filling and fixing medium
defects where this is required. In this post we will walk you
through why Mohawk Consumer Product's Hard Fill Sticks, Battery
Operated Burn-In Knife, and Hard Fill Leveling Tool are the perfect
products for the job and how to use them.
Initial Repair
Mohawk's Hard Fill Sticks are relatively easy to use. A
traditional burn in knife can be used to melt and flow the material
into the damaged area, but our Battery Operated Burn-In Knife can also be
used and is much less expensive, portable and easier to use.
Choose a color that best matches the piece of furniture to be
repaired. Colors can be combined to create the perfect match. Using
the Battery Operated Burn-In Knife, melt the Stick and place the
wax in the area to be repaired. Once the hard wax material is
allowed to cool a few moments it then can be abraded down flush
using our Hard Fill Leveling Tool . This tool is a
plastic rasp like block that is abrasive enough to level the filler
without scratching your finish. After this is complete, the filler
can be buffed with a soft cloth to further smooth the repair,
remove any wax from around the repair, and raise the luster if
desired.
Alternative Method
An alternative would be using Mohawk Finishing Products
PermaFill™ System . Instead of melting the wax yourself, the
wax is in a cartridge that is applied through the PermaFill™
dispenser. For more information on this method you can watch a
video on how to use it
HERE .
Finishing Options
Usually repairs require a lighter stick to be used to provide
the lighter highlights present in your finish. Other color products
can be used to provide the darker tones and grain lines that may be
missing in the repair area. Choosing a color to provide the lighter
tones in your finish gives you the platform you need to build a
better match.
The Mohawk Brush Tip Markers are excellent options to applying
grain lines or overtones to the Hard Fill repairs as they will
stick to the wax material and won't damage the fill. While top
coating will help fix the color work over the filler for a more
permanent repair, the Brush Tip Marker material will stay put on
many repairs where wear isn't an issue.
Hard Fill Sticks do not require top coating and with the proper
match, the process is complete. You do have the option of coating
over the repair with a touch up coating for a more finished look or
to seal additional color steps you may perform over the filler.
If you would like to see a video on this entire process, THIS VIDEO
will walk you step by step and explain everything you need to
know.