04-14-2010, 02:20 PM
As I understand it the part you are looking to fill is the area mortised out to allow the
strike plate to sit in flush (aprox 1/8" or so) That would be easily filled
with any good quality wood filler / wood dough - not spackling compound.
If you have screw holes to fill you can use the same product. Just make sure that
it specifies that it is sand-able/drill-able (most are) You can also fill oversized screw holes
with toothpicks & carpenters glue (old carpenters trick)
strike plate to sit in flush (aprox 1/8" or so) That would be easily filled
with any good quality wood filler / wood dough - not spackling compound.
If you have screw holes to fill you can use the same product. Just make sure that
it specifies that it is sand-able/drill-able (most are) You can also fill oversized screw holes
with toothpicks & carpenters glue (old carpenters trick)