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08.05.2021

SIMPLE STEPS FOR REPAIRING HOLES WITH 3M WALL REPAIR TOOLS

How to Get Professional Results Yourself with the 3M Wall Repair

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by 3M.

We like to move our art around and change it out for new pieces regularly. So, we often end up with holes in the wall that we need to repair. Time to patch them up! 

We found the perfect product to get a professional job quickly and easily! The 3M High Strength Small Hole Repair, All-In-One Applicator tool is literally the only thing we needed to repair our nail holes. 

How to use the 3M High Strength Small Hole Repair All-in-One Applicator

It’s really as easy as 1,2,3:

  1. First, we squeeze the spackle out and spread it into the hole we were repairing.
  2. Then we used the other side of the tool as a putty knife to smooth it out.
  3. We let that dry and sanded it with the built-in sanding pad.

 

A person in a gray shirt and green cap, inspired by The Brownstone Boys, uses a putty knife to repair or smooth a spot on a white wall near a green plant.

A man in a green cap, possibly one of The Brownstone Boys, uses a digital measuring tool to measure a white wall in a room with decorative molding.

It seriously couldn’t be easier. Not having to gather a bunch of different tools and then clean them all after saved a ton of time.

Close-up of a wooden door frame with decorative molding and a carved floral design, adjacent to a white plastered wall—an elegant detail inspired by The Brownstone Boys’ signature restoration style.

We also found some other holes around the house we repaired too. This spot hiding behind our vestibule door was a bother us for over a year! Now it’s fixed! 

A person from The Brownstone Boys applies spackling paste to a wall near a wooden doorframe, carefully using painter's tape to protect the trim, while holding a cloth in the other hand.

Close-up of a wooden door frame with decorative trim and a circular carved detail, featured in a classic The Brownstone Boys renovation, set against a white wall with part of a black radiator visible at the bottom left.

The 3M High Strength Small Hole Repair Kit comes with multiple tools, including a 3″ putty knife, primer enhanced spackling compound, 4″ drywall repair screen and sanding pad so we were able to patch these holes and get professional looking results!

Open wooden door with glass panels framed by detailed wood trim, as seen in The Brownstone Boys’ designs; geometric pendant light hangs above; potted plant with pink blossoms in the foreground.
Photo: Bridget Badore @bridgetbadore www.bridgetbadore.com

These products are a game changer. We don’t have to hunt around the house for multiple tools because it comes with everything you need. We also don’t need to guess at the best type of spackling compound for each repair, it’s all ready for us to use.

We will always keep these on our tool shelf.

 

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We’re Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon, the founders of The Brownstone Boys. Our journey began in 2017 with a shared passion for Brooklyn’s historic architecture and a vision to restore and transform brownstones with a modern touch. Over the years, we've had the privilege of working on over 725 projects. We pride ourselves on our hands-on approach and our ability to bring out the character of each space. Our work has been featured in top design outlets like Architectural Digest, The New York Times, House Beautiful, and Dwell.

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