Well, the subject says it all. My Winnie has those thin wood walls and some of the screws holding misc. plates and brackets are stripping out. How do I repair the holes so I can tighten the wood screws and keep thing from coming off the wall? :(Dave

Down and dirty simple fix? Take a tooth pick and some Elmer's glue. Apply a small amount of glue to the tooth pick and shove it in the hole. Once the glue is dry, replace the screw. Good for nearly ever. BTW this is a great fix for particle board holes too.

thanks donn0128, I like simple fixes. Simple and durable is even better. I had thought about glue but needed an idea on something to put in the hole to make it smaller.

donn0128 wrote:Down and dirty simple fix? Take a tooth pick and some Elmer's glue. Apply a small amount of glue to the tooth pick and shove it in the hole. Once the glue is dry, replace the screw. Good for nearly ever. BTW this is a great fix for particle board holes too.been using this trick for a while now and donn's right...the repaired hole will hold for a long, long time. but, depending on the size of the hole, you may need more than one toothpick.

donn0128 wrote:Down and dirty simple fix? Take a tooth pick and some Elmer's glue. Apply a small amount of glue to the tooth pick and shove it in the hole. Once the glue is dry, replace the screw. Good for nearly ever. BTW this is a great fix for particle board holes too.My son says the mechanic's fix is to use wire instead of a toothpick. While that works in metal I'm not so sure about wood. I'm going to try it on my yard gates where the latch screws come loose regularly with the toothpick method.

Another way is to use a small plastic sheetrock wall anchor. It can just push into the too-large hole, and will stay in the hole if you have to remove the item that is attached.

how do I repair a stripped out screw hole in the wall

rk911
Explorer
Mar 24, 2013
donn0128 wrote:
Down and dirty simple fix? Take a tooth pick and some Elmer's glue. Apply a small amount of glue to the tooth pick and shove it in the hole. Once the glue is dry, replace the screw. Good for nearly ever. BTW this is a great fix for particle board holes too.

been using this trick for a while now and donn's right...the repaired hole will hold for a long, long time. but, depending on the size of the hole, you may need more than one toothpick.
harley-dave
Explorer
Mar 24, 2013
thanks donn0128, I like simple fixes. Simple and durable is even better. I had thought about glue but needed an idea on something to put in the hole to make it smaller.
donn0128
Explorer II
Mar 24, 2013
Down and dirty simple fix? Take a tooth pick and some Elmer's glue. Apply a small amount of glue to the tooth pick and shove it in the hole. Once the glue is dry, replace the screw. Good for nearly ever. BTW this is a great fix for particle board holes too.

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