Stripped screw holes

Stefonius wrote:
Apply Carpenter's glue liberally to wooden toothpicks. Shove toothpicks into the hole until you can't fit any more. When the glue dries (24 hours), cut flush with the panel. Insert screw to make new threads.

That's what I would have said!!:)

An old trick my Dad taught me years ago: if the screw is going into wood, put a toothpick in the hole, break it off flush, then thread in the screw. If the screw is going into metal, loop a piece of safety wire in half, put it in the hole, and bend flush with the surface. Thread in the screw and clip off the excess. A paperclip also works well in a pinch.

Best way is to fill the hole with either wood putty or JB Weld, then re-drill, but not always an option if you're in a pinch or don't have time wait for a filler to cure.

Hope this helps.

Apply Carpenter's glue liberally to wooden toothpicks. Shove toothpicks into the hole until you can't fit any more. When the glue dries (24 hours), cut flush with the panel. Insert screw to make new threads.

I use the original JB Weld. So much so I only get in in the larger tubes.

Their web site lists other products for multiple purposes. No experience with the rest.

Just mix, fill, let set, redrill.... and you are good to go.

JB WELD

I just cut some small splinters of wood and push into the hole then follow up with a couple of squirts of wood glue...

Good use for cut-up Ice cream or Popsicle sticks...

I guess that would work the same with your siding...

Roy Ken

Yes. JB Weld can be used to fill those holes. Just don't use too much and make a mess!

Bigger screw?