![]() I’ve learned that if you apply too much filler at one time, it will take days to dry. I didn’t think my door jamb needed that much so I smeared a big glob in place. The instructions for DAP Plastic Wood state that you should apply it in thin layers, and let each layer dry before adding another. Next, I borrowed a tip from Peter over at Dover Projects and put in a few screws hoping they’d provide the wood filler with some extra grip. ![]() Fortunately, I quickly found solid wood underneath. Using my Dremel MultiMax, I cut away some of the questionable wood. ![]() For that reason I wasn’t sure what to expect when I pulled the metal plate off. Not all the screws are visible in this picture but I counted 11 all together (securing the metal plate and the closer bracket). Our door closer is mounted at the top of our door, and I’m actually surprised it held on for as long as it did. Most importantly, it can hold screws like real wood too. It can be sanded, stained, cut, drilled, and painted just like real wood. Maybe you’ll see the problem before I point it out.ĭAP Plastic Wood is a wood filler that acts like real wood after it hardens. It worked well, but I hit one snag along the way. Since I was skeptical about the condition of the door jamb, I picked up some DAP Plastic Wood. As you’ll see in the pictures, where it was anchored to the door jamb was in poor shape so it came as no surprise when the metal bracket broke. Well another problem we faced was the old storm door closer had broken. The saga of our front door continues! I mentioned yesterday that our storm door was in our sites for repainting.
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