I want to patch old door hinge screw holes with your turbo bog

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Hi there! Sorry, I know you get bombarded with questions, but I have another for you. I tried scrolling through the wonderful questions and answers page but can’t find specifically my query.

I want to patch old door hinge screw holes with your turbo bog, which I love by the way….but I’m not sure how to get it in there! The holes are about an inch and a halfway deep and about about 8 ml wide. I’ve been told a syringe won’t work due to the plunger deteriorating and potentially affecting the bog. It’s a fine deep hole, can you please suggest an effective way? I fear using a spatula just won’t get in there.

Thanks for your time.

Lyndal

Hello Lyndal

Thank you for a most interesting question. As you say, the thixotropic, non-slumping properties we built into Builder’s Bog prevent it from being spatula’d into small holes. The way I do this is to use a piece of steel rod or wood just smaller than the hole and poke the Builder’s Bog into the hole bit by bit. Not a fast operation, but the only way I know of to fill the holes.

If there are dozens of holes, I have used a short pierce of drinking straw jammed onto the spout of a small squeeze bottle (or just the spout itself, if long enough). I fill the bottle with the Bog mix and squeeze it down into the holes through the spout.

Then you have to throw the bottle away. They can be bought cheaply from plastic retail shops.

Another quicker fix is to coat matches, or kebab sticks, or wood dowels (depending on the size of the holes) with the Bog mix and drive them into the holes. Cut off the excess with side cutters or a hacksaw, and sand down with 80 grit in a palm sander when cured.

I hope this helps in some way

Regards,
Stuart Jordan
Managing Director
Chemical Specialties Ltd.
7.2.2018

Dear Stuart

Thank you so much! A couple of brilliant ideas there. I’ll give it go today, this door has been stuffed for months!

I’m really pleased that you took the time to reply to me personally, this is the best customer service I’ve recieved in a long time. I’ll send you some feedback on how I go with it. Thanks again Stuart.

Warm Regards
Lyndal Foley
7.2.2018