A Quick Fix for Hinge Mortises

Heres a tip I forgot to post before. If I ever have to repair a hinge mortise on paint grade jambs, Ill use CA glue to tack on a piece of wood as a “form” for bondo. This fast set gel is from @titebondproducts and hardens within 10 seconds once sprayed with activator. I make sure to only glue to the jamb, and when Im finished filling my layers of bondo, I run a sharp knife down the joint a few times then snap it off. This picture was after the first layer. Clean it up with some 120 grit over a block of wood and bobs your uncle.

A post shared by Tool Reviews and construction (@toolaholic) on Jul 29, 2017 at 2:24pm PDT

Remodeling contractor Keifer Limeback (@toolaholic on Instagram) has a tool-related tip for repairing and filling in hinge mortises on painted door jambs. Limeback fills the mortise with bondo, but first tacks a piece of wood to the side of the jamb with CA glue as a “form” for bondo. He uses a fast-set gel from Titebond that hardens within 10 seconds once sprayed with activator. He takes care to only glue the “form” piece to the jamb. Once finished with the appropriate number of layers of bondo, he runs a sharp knife down the joint a few times then snaps it off. The picture above was taken after the first layer of bondo. He cleans the patch up with 120-grit sandpaper for a flawless, seamless repair – as if the mortise never existed.