Help Around the House host Henry Harrison shares tips for making a patch in a hollow interior door left by a doorstop (
figure A). On his elbow grease scale of one to four, Harrison gives this task a one.
Tools:
80-grit sandpaper
wire cutters
wooden stick
flathead screwdriver
hammer
putty knife
wire
dust mask
quick-setting wood filler
spray primer
manila folder or other stiff paper
hinge pin doorstop
Steps:
1. Use the hammer and flathead screwdriver to pop out the hinge pin and remove the hinge-mounted doorstop. If desired, replace the doorstop when finished patching the door.
2. Sand around repair area to rough up the surface and give the wood filler a better grip.
3. Cut a circle out of the manila folder just larger than hole to be patched. Bend a piece of wire into a hook and stick the hooked end through the center of the patch. Insert patch into the hole using looped wire (figure B).
4. Pull the patch back until the circle rests against the inside of the door ( figure C).
5. Mix the wood filler according to directions and start filling in the hole ( figure D). Use a disposable item such as a frozen dessert stick to spread the wood filler as it will harden and stick to tools.
6. Once the filler sets, use wire clippers to cut off wire as close to the door as possible (figure E).
7. Put on dust mask and sand down patch until flush with door. Hit it with some spray primer to keep the dark filler from showing through your topcoat (figure F).
8. Paint door once primer has dried.
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