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   DonCanDo | Apr 27, 2009 03:36am | #1

   I can't quite picture a golfball size hole in a solid core door.  How could that possibly happen?  I mean, other than with a large drill bit.

   Here's how I've fixed holes in hollow core doors when the mission was to do anything short of replacing the door, which, of course, is the right way.

   method 1 - for small holes - cut a patch from a piece of straight-flex joint tape, mortise a recess around the hole so the patch sits slightly below the surface, glue the patch in place and spackle the whole mess with a setting compound wood fill such as Durhams.

   method 2 - for large holes - slip a paint stick into the door behind the hole and glue in place with CA (crazy glue).  You can use a temporary screw to keep a grip on the paint stick until the glue sets.  Patch as above.

   Neither of these methods makes an invisible patch, but with enough care, you can make them hard to find.  AND it can be done 1 visit.

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   JMadson | Apr 27, 2009 04:11am | #2

   I can't quite picture a golfball size hole in a solid core door.  How could that possibly happen? 

   Hitting golf balls in the house, duh. (don't ask me how I know this) 

    

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   Piffin | Apr 27, 2009 11:47am | #3

   Bondo far better than plaster, and kicks in twenty minutes, ready to sand and paint. What more could you want?

    

    

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   Jer | Apr 27, 2009 01:42pm | #4

   If it's solid core I would use a wood plug, or a dutchman wood patch using a router and inlaying the piece.

   Hollow core is almost just worth it to replace the door. But if you want to patch it, yeah, use bondo. Back it up with a piece of wood glued in there with 5 min epoxy or you can foam the holes with high density foam and come back later to dig them out a bit and fill them.