CrystaLac® Clear Waterborne Wood Grain Filler

Clear wood filler dries rapidly for quick sanding! It’s great for exotic woods that are colorful, and it can be tinted with dyes or colors to match the wood. Makes an ideal wipe-on sealer for porous woods.

Just wipe on and trowel off with sanding between coats. Apply several coats on deep holes. For best results, stain wood before applying filler. Minimal shrink formula. Quart. Caution: Avoid breathing sanding dust. Use an OSHA approved dust mask. Contains silica. Do no ingest. Keep out of reach of children. Keep from freezing.

Customer Reviews and Photos for: CrystaLac® Clear Waterborne Wood Grain Filler Average Rating: (2.6) (9 customer reviews) Add your review...

1) Submitted by Clare Chu, from Fremont, CA on 10/17/2009 Customer Rating: Did the job for me. You have to apply very very thin coats and scrape off most of the filler before it dries. Then wait to sand, so that you get a thin white powder residue. Of course I was not trying to fill a table-top to mirror finish, but just smoothing over some African mahogany that had the fuzzy stripes in between the smooth stripes. I got a smooth surface as a result with the grain still all there.

2) Submitted by Carroll Evans, from Benton, KY on 6/30/2009 Customer Rating: Cons: Not enough instructions with the product. Plugs up sandpaper in seconds. Took too many coats to get to the advertised finish. Pros: Easy to use after some experiments. Easy clean up. Even though it took many application I did get the finish I wanted on a walnut cabinet. Over-all I did like this product better than others I've used but it looks like it could be a little thicker or pastier (if that's a word). Music Cabinet (click to see full-size picture in new window)

3) Submitted by Rose Pickups Co., from Livermore, CA on 5/22/2009 Customer Rating: This is a tough one. It solved a problem I was having, but it was not as easy as it seems. Your sandpaper will gum up in literally seconds, so be prepared for that. The end result however, is what I needed, and that was a filler that was unnoticed. // Editor's note: Allow more drying time and sandpaper will do much better. See other reviews for more advice on this. //

4) Submitted by Jim Johnson, from Morristown, NJ on 1/16/2009 Customer Rating: I can understand why so many people who have purchased this product were disappointed. The directions on the package are misleading. After finding out that it loaded up the sandpaper after the time recommended on the instructions, I let it cure for a full 48 hours prior to sanding aggressively with 220 grit and applying a second coat. After that, I let it sit for another 48 hours and sanded again. After 4 coats of wiping varnish, I got a mirror finish on a table top made of Honduras mahogany and walnut. I have had a similar experience on other projects. I recommend applying the first coat over a water based sanding sealer. True, it requires two coats of this product to do the job, but it does work well and it doesn't obscure the beauty of the wood like other fillers I have used.

5) Submitted by David Gassner, from Lebanon, OR on 11/15/2008 Customer Rating: This product has saved a project more than once. A maple burl coffee table would have used 20 or more coats to get where it is now, if ever. It fills clear,hard, and ready to sand. Okay it's not easy, but there is no other product that can do what it can do. Don't let the poor ratings fool you, take the time to learn this product you will like what it can do for you.

6) Submitted by Jim Gray, from Sonoma, CA on 3/31/2008 Customer Rating: This one needs to go back to the drawing board. The concept it great - a clear wood grain filler that dries fast and gives an even base for a consistent, uninterrupted surface on multiple wood species table tops. Anything that takes more than 4 coats should be more paste like. It doesn't fill and it shrinks too much. I'm at 10 coats, (applied according to the website instructions, because there were no useful or detailed instructions sent with the product), and the pores are still there! There's a great need for this type of product if someone can get the formula right.

7) Submitted by Woody , from Houston, TX on 1/25/2008 Customer Rating: While the clarity of this product is good, the actual process of grain filling requires more work than the marketing would lead you to believe. I practiced on a piece of white oak and found that filling the pores to a "level surface" required several passes at filling and sanding. As this is a fairly thin product, you need to be careful about the product dripping over sharp edges or puddling, which are quite difficult to remove once cured.

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