blanking plater for old door latch

Kevstir

Hi

Iv just finished putting new doors and latches on my internal doors, im now left with the holes where the old roller catches were, is there such a thing as a blanking plate i could get to cover them up?? looked online but cant seem to find anything.

phill99

Most people just use filler. A '2 pack' filler is best (one where you mix 2 chemicals together). It goes off really quickly, ready for sanding and painting.

ormus

cut a thin slice of wood to suit and glue it in place. when set/dry, sand it down and add extra wood filler if required.
then paint as required.

olias

Definately sliver of wood, glued and sanded down. If you use filler it is likely to shrink and fail over time and if the door is regularly slammed then it is even more likely to fail and fall out.

Olias

phill99

olias wrote: »

Definately sliver of wood, glued and sanded down. If you use filler it is likely to shrink and fail over time and if the door is regularly slammed then it is even more likely to fail and fall out.

Olias

Disagree with that. That's why I suggested a '2 pack'. This is a filler that has a seperate hardener. Its the same stuff they use for bodywork repairs on cars. It doesn't shrink at all and is incredibly robust. If it fell out if the door banged, they wouldn't use it on cars, as everytime you went over a bump, the filler in your wing would drop out!!

ormus

a 2 pack epoxy resin is fine in certain situations. car bodies and boat building is ok. minimum cost 5/10 quid.

this is the MSE website. my solution cost about 5p.

olias

Apart from the cost of the wood glue....

....and the sandpaper....

....and the saw....

...and the wood filler...

....and the piece of wood if you don't have any scrap.....;):p

It's amazing how the cost of littlest job can spiral!

Olias