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Elmer's E855 Carpenter's Wood Filler, 3.25-Ounce Tube, White
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Color | White |
Brand | Elmer's |
Item Weight | 3.25 Ounces |
Liquid Volume | 3.25 Fluid Ounces |
Item Form | Cream |
About this item
- Paintable and sandable
- Sands easily to a smooth finish
- Resists shrinking and cracking
- Easy water clean-up
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Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 2.5 x 1.53 x 6.9 inches; 3.25 ounces
- Item model number : E855
- Department : Unisex-Adult
- Date First Available : February 17, 2007
- Manufacturer : Elmer's Products
- ASIN : B000BQM72C
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,748 in Tools & Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement)
- #14 in Wood Filler
- Customer Reviews:
Product Description
Product Description
Elmer's Carpenter's Wood Filler is formulated to sand easily for a smooth finish. Paintable and stainable, this filler resists shrinking and cracking. The solvent free filler dries to match a white finish.
From the Manufacturer
From filling nail holes in molding strips to filling gaps in hardwood floors, Elmer’s Carpenter’s Wood Filler tubes make the task quick and easy. Carpenter’s Wood Fillers are sandable and paintable - and they come in six convenient colors. For interior use only.
Top Brand: Elmer's
From the manufacturer

Elmer's Carpenter's Wood Filler
From filling nail holes in molding strips to filling gouges in hardwood floors, Elmer’s Carpenter’s Wood Filler tubes make the task quick and easy.
- Dry Time: 12-24 Hours
- Indoor
- Paintable

About us
For more than 65 years, Elmer's Products, Inc. has been providing creative adhesive solutions that support success and turn ideas into reality.
By continuing to develop innovative new products, Elmer's has become the trusted brand when it comes to fueling creativity and providing outstanding product performance in the classroom, at home, in the workshop and at the craft table. At Elmer's, we inspire people to create, build and learn for life.
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Customers find the wood filler works well, particularly on baseboards, and appreciate its ease of use, with one mentioning it's effective for small knicks. The product dries quickly to a bright white, hard finish, and is effective for filling nail holes in pre-painted trim. They praise its color match and sandability, being easy to sand with fine paper. While some customers report it holds up nicely for three weeks, others mention it's not durable enough like plastic wood.
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Customers find that the wood filler works well, particularly on baseboards, with one customer noting its effectiveness on very small and shallow holes.
"Color matched our interiors. The quality is good and it dries pretty quickly." Read more
"Very good product as advertised." Read more
"...I had picked up an Elmers white filler that worked GREAT with PVC molding, purchased both from HD...." Read more
"great product" Read more
Customers find the wood filler easy to use, with the tube making application convenient.
"It’s so easy to use . Easy clean up ." Read more
"...Easy to apply into the nail holes, easy to skim off and color / sheen perfect match, no painting of the white PVC molding...." Read more
"The best wood filler... it is very easy to work with." Read more
"...This wood filler was very easy to use and spread. It was just the right consistency from the tube...." Read more
Customers appreciate how quickly the wood filler dries, noting that it forms a hard, bright white finish that's ready for painting within an hour.
"Color matched our interiors. The quality is good and it dries pretty quickly." Read more
"...Dries very fast and is easily sandable, but not durable enough like plastic wood." Read more
"...It's somewhat dry and challenging to apply. Furthermore, it appears that this product doesn't completely harden...." Read more
"...took about 1/2 hour and the wood filler remained pliable - not drying out too quickly...." Read more
Customers find the wood filler effective for filling holes, particularly noting its success with nail holes in both painted and unpainted surfaces, including deep ones.
"Great for small gaps in our wood door but the tip had to be cut more than I expected to get a good flow...." Read more
"...Works well for gaps in coners of molding. This is a light weight putty. Once dry, it can be sanded and painted...." Read more
"...It covered all 17 million nail holes perfectly...." Read more
"...I have had no problems with filling cracks, nail holes or gouges. It dries great and is easy to sand and paint...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the wood filler's white color, noting that it looks great with paint and blends well with trim. One customer mentions it matches perfectly with primed casing and molding.
"Color matched our interiors. The quality is good and it dries pretty quickly." Read more
"...Easy to apply into the nail holes, easy to skim off and color / sheen perfect match, no painting of the white PVC molding...." Read more
"...I think I happened upon the perfect color (natural). It covered all 17 million nail holes perfectly...." Read more
"...and when it's dry it's super easy to sand and have the patch look near-perfect...." Read more
Customers find the wood filler easy to sand, particularly with fine paper, and one customer mentions it sands down well for picture frames.
"...Dries very fast and is easily sandable, but not durable enough like plastic wood." Read more
"...No sanding was needed! The job took about 1/2 hour and the wood filler remained pliable - not drying out too quickly...." Read more
"Great wood filler, easy to use, does not shrink when it dries and sands easily. I opted for this tube because I wanted to administer small amounts...." Read more
"...It dries HARD and can be SANDED...." Read more
Customers find this wood filler to be excellent, with one customer noting it performs better than caulking for trim work.
"The best wood filler... it is very easy to work with." Read more
"...While the material seemed adequate, it was difficult to pinpoint the needed amount...." Read more
"This is a very good wood filler" Read more
"...No sanding was needed! The job took about 1/2 hour and the wood filler remained pliable - not drying out too quickly...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2025Size: 3.25 OzStyle: WhiteVerified PurchaseIt’s so easy to use . Easy clean up .
- Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2025Size: 3.25 OzStyle: WhiteVerified PurchaseColor matched our interiors. The quality is good and it dries pretty quickly.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2025Size: 3.25 OzStyle: WhiteVerified PurchaseVery good product as advertised.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2025Size: 3.25 OzStyle: WhiteVerified PurchaseI always like using Elmer’s wood filler.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015Size: 3.25 OzStyle: WhiteVerified PurchaseThis must be the stuff I picked up a few good years back.
I had picked up an Elmers white filler that worked GREAT with PVC molding, purchased both from HD.
Easy to apply into the nail holes, easy to skim off and color / sheen perfect match, no painting of the white PVC molding.
Just recently, ripped out some beat up old cheap wood molding, and replaced with the nice PVC molding.
Before filling the nail holes, I was testing different solutions, cause I couldn't exactly remember what I used the last time.
I picked up a "white" elmers that HD had, the stuff was more greyish when dry and was very "fibery" . terrible.
After not being all that happy with solutions I picked up locally, I search Amazon. urrrrreeekkaa I thought when I found this. Purchased a tube and tested it.
The E855 is what I must of gotten originally from HD, ordering more of this E855 from Amazon to finish off the molding.
Your hard pressed to find the nail holes, and that is without painting.. I just filled in the nail holes with the original white Elmers filler.
A few years later, still looks as clean and perfect matching as the day I did it. If you look hard with a flash light you'll find the nail holes I filled 5-6 years ago,.. but your hard pressed with our without a flash light.. you really have to look.
Compared to using Latex caulking I ( I'm told silicon RTV wont stick to the PVC molding) ...... all I tested actually flow better than the Elmers 855, but all cause a the need to wipe around the nail hole to get ride of the residue that shows in the glare of lighting after skimming the fill with a putty knife. And depending on the caulking, the caulking in the nail hole can attract dust and dirt changing the color if not painted over.
You can tell, after letting a test fill dry for a few days, rub a dirty finger over it, and see what sticks... only one caulking/adhesive and the Elmers wont keep the dirt from your finger.
This Elmers 855 is PERFECT for the white PVC molding (indoor / dry location only. I'll assume if wet location, better use something else or paint over it). So I'm ordering a few more tubes so I can fill all my nail holes and slightly open seams.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2025Size: 3.25 OzStyle: WhiteVerified PurchaseThe best wood filler... it is very easy to work with.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2025Size: 3.25 OzStyle: WhiteVerified PurchaseI was going to give this product a try in hopes of filling in and sanding some of the weathered woodwork close my tub in my bathroom. This stuff is literally just normal spackle in a tube. Was hoping for a slightly smoother and almost glue like texture, but it ended up being a powdery, chalky paste just like spackle for drywall. It’s not durable enough for edges, just for filling in tiny gaps and holes. Dries very fast and is easily sandable, but not durable enough like plastic wood.
Top reviews from other countries
- DayVReviewed in Canada on April 9, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product for Natural Pine
Size: 3.25 ozStyle: NaturalVerified PurchaseI ordered several "natural" color fillers to see which one matched my natural pine. Elmer's was not only the best color match but also the least expensive and the most pliable and easy to use. I was very pleased with this especially after trying 4 other competitor brands.
- NkrumahReviewed in Japan on August 29, 2024
1.0 out of 5 stars The glue was old
Size: 3.25 ozStyle: NaturalVerified PurchaseI can not squeeze out the glue. I feel like it is old and bottle of wood glue. I'm not happier at all.
- B BallagherReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality product
Size: 3.25 OzStyle: WhiteVerified PurchaseThis is quality filler. Easier and quicker that mixed wood filler
- trevor hearndenReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent all-round wood filler
Size: 3.25 ozStyle: NaturalVerified PurchaseBest Light filler wood filler I found easy to sand goes hard but not rockhard tries fairly quickly good on the softwood and hardwood even balsawood
- Robert HarleyReviewed in Canada on May 6, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Fills good sands easily
Size: 3.25 OzStyle: WhiteVerified PurchaseBaseboard nail holes