Home Repairs and Maintenance: recipe for homemade spackle?

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Author Content ejennings San Angelo, TX (Zone 7b) May 10, 2009 03:24 AM Post #6528699 Does anyone know a recipe to make spackle ( stuff you fill holes with?) I'm hoping I have the ingredients instead of buying some. I want to paint my son's room and bathroom but need to fill in the holes first. Thanks, Elizabeth DesertPirate Fallbrook, CA (Zone 10b) May 10, 2009 07:38 PM Post #6531208 Are they big holes?? If not. If they are say... just nail holes and screw holes, you can use toothpaste. It has many of the same ingredients as spackle and it dries hard. Gel toothpaste won't work. Only the white stuff. This message was edited May 10, 2009 4:40 PM ejennings San Angelo, TX (Zone 7b) May 25, 2009 07:43 PM Post #6597179 Thanks I have that. I just didn't want to spend money if I didn't have too. As so many I'm sure my money is tight. I've got the paint just not spackle:) Thanks for the help DesertPirate Fallbrook, CA (Zone 10b) May 25, 2009 08:54 PM Post #6597496 Been there, that's how I discovered it. ejennings San Angelo, TX (Zone 7b) May 25, 2009 08:58 PM Post #6597525 I'm anxious to try it! Maybe this week!! Thanks again, Elizabeth DesertPirate Fallbrook, CA (Zone 10b) May 25, 2009 09:46 PM Post #6597784 Good thing about it is that if you get some on your fingers, you can just lick it off. LOL Randy ejennings San Angelo, TX (Zone 7b) May 28, 2009 04:28 PM Post #6610373 tastes better than regular spacle also, i assume. Can I sand it or should i try to make it smooth with a finger? Elizabeth DesertPirate Fallbrook, CA (Zone 10b) May 28, 2009 05:57 PM Post #6610755 You can sand it just like regular spackle. But remember, the GEL doesn't work. Only the old style paste like original Crest or Colgate. ejennings San Angelo, TX (Zone 7b) May 28, 2009 06:28 PM Post #6610867 Great! I plan to do it this weekend. I use regular kind anyways. I'll let you know how it turns out!! Elizabeth

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