questions about Spackle / nail filler

It will dry, but it will shrink...a lot.  Been there, done that.

Regards,  Rick

Why not just slobber it into the gouge as is, from the container? It'll shrink less, I bet.

My wife came home with some light weight spackle the other day. DEFINITELY not gypsum, it is some sort of whipped poly stuff. Very light weight and claims not to shrink. You might try that, too.

DAP makes a few different types of lightweight hole fillers that won't slug down on you, and dry within twenty minutes. Of course, they don't have the bulk of gypsum or pure plaster, so you can't use it for structural items.

Thanks, guys--I've decided to use regular Plaster of Paris instead. A website I went on said that if you use Spackle in too deep of a hole, it'll take like, forever to dry. I need to sink a model motorcycle into it--you'll see my dio in about a week and you'll understand!

Thanks for the input!