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Home » DIY & Tutorials » Painting » Product Review- Dry Dex Spackling

Product Review- Dry Dex Spackling

November 15, 2010 by Kara Cook 2 Comments

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I got home yesterday from Bloggy Boot Camp in St. George, Utah. Half of my family had the stomach flu when I left, the other half got it while I was gone. And unfortunately, the very last day of Boot Camp, it caught up with me too. Thankfully, it didn’t hit till there was less than two hours left, so I made it through.

I had a blast up till that point; it is awesome getting together with other women bloggers and making connections. I roomed with Ashlee, Adrian, and Nicole, and it was a blast! Thanks Ashlee for sharing your grandma’s condo with us!

I actually meant to schedule this review to post while I was gone, but something went wrong. Since I’m still not feeling 100%, I’m sharing it now instead of a recipe like I usually do on Mondays. Because I don’t feel much like talking about food right now. 😉

When you have four boys, you get a lot of dents in the wall. And an insane amount of dents on your baseboards. I am constantly doing paint touch ups. And I like to refinish furniture that I purchase at thrift stores. It’s not always in the greatest condition and in some cases it looks like it’s been through a war. What I’m trying to say is: I’ve always got holes to fill.

I saw this Spackling at the hardware store and decided to give it a try. It is made by Dap and has a dry time indicator. Which is to say that it goes on pink and dries white.

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I have to say that I love this stuff! I am impatient, and I want to be finished with a project as soon as I can. With my old spackling, I could never tell when it was dry. This takes the guesswork out of it. As soon as it’s completely white, I know it’s ready to sand and paint. Awesome!

I used it when I was refinishing my calendar holder.
See how it goes on pink:

diy-tipsAnd then turns white when it’s nice and ready. How cool is that!
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Disclaimer: I purchased this spackling with my hard earned cash, and was not bribed in any way to do this review. Just in case you were wondering. 😉

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  1. T

    November 15, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    I used this stuff just last weekend… and would you believe that while I was at Bloggy Boot Camp ManOfTheHouse actually touched up all the paint… only three boys here (and the 2 chicas) but we get our fair share of dents… and big gaping holes caused by boys who are too old to be expressing their dislike of rules by kicking walls… groan…

    what I love most about the DryDex – my boys all know how much it costs to buy – because they’ve each had to provide it for their own holes and dents.

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  2. Ashlee

    November 15, 2010 at 10:38 am

    I love this stuff! It’s awesome. I hope you feel better soon!

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