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Wood Putty Early American Oil-based Wood putty

Ratings & Reviews for Minwax Wood Putty Early American Oil-based Wood putty

4.0
614
Review
 4 out of 5
615 Reviews


71% Recommend this product

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What Customers Are Saying

The wood putty was easy to apply and effectively filled small imperfections, with a good color match. However, some users reported issues with the putty not drying or hardening properly, making it difficult to work with. Additionally, the putty was described as too dry and crumbly straight from the container, requiring extra effort during application.

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615 Customer Reviews

Color good but doesn't harden

Would Not Recommend

Color good but doesn't harden

June 4, 2026
From Wood Putty Walnut Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Thank you for your review, the Wood Putty is a non hardening product meant for finished project as indicated on the label. If you would like to discu...

MINWAXJune 4, 2026

MINWAX

Color good but doesn't harden

Would Not Recommend

The plus is color matching. The big minus is it is basically plastisine.

June 4, 2026
From Wood Putty Natural Pine Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Thank you for your review, the Wood Putty is a non hardening product meant for finished project as indicated on the label. If you would like to discu...

MINWAXJune 4, 2026

MINWAX

Good puttty

Would Recommend

Great product trustworthy name

May 31, 2026
From Wood Putty Ebony Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Easy application

Would Recommend

The color matched well with my project

May 29, 2026
From Wood Putty Colonial Maple Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Easy to use

Would Recommend

Easy to use

May 27, 2026
From Wood Putty Natural Pine Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Pick another brand

Did not adhere to wood, would not dry

May 25, 2026
From Wood Putty Ebony Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Response from MINWAX

Thank you for your review, the Wood Putty is a non hardening product as indicated on the label. It is meant for finished projects, it cannot be topc...

MINWAXMay 26, 2026

MINWAX

This product dries out quickly if you don't use it

Filled a lot of holes and gashes in my 100 year old plus banister.

May 25, 2026
From Wood Putty Walnut Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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This product does not dry or is sandable

Would Recommend

Easy to use

May 21, 2026
From Wood Putty White Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Good value and a great product.

Would Recommend

Works great. Easy to apply,

May 20, 2026
From Wood Putty White Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Easy to match and apply.

Would Recommend

Had to fix a couple of spots where a gap occurred. Worked perfectly!

May 18, 2026
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It is non hardening so can’t be sanded

Would Not Recommend

I missed the fact it was a non hardening wood filler so it really didn’t work for me.

May 18, 2026
From Wood Putty White Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Response from MINWAX

Thank you for your review of the Minwax Wood Putty. This product is non hardening and meant to be used on finished projects. If you would like to d...

MINWAXMay 18, 2026

MINWAX

Wood pudy

Would Recommend

Price

May 18, 2026
Verified Purchaser
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worked perfectly

Would Recommend

It was easy to use and matched the area to be patched perfectly.

May 17, 2026
From Wood Putty Colonial Maple Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Wood putty filled in holes

Would Recommend

Worked as expected.

May 16, 2026
From Wood Putty Natural Pine Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Nice

Would Recommend

Easy to use, wipe off excess. Good color

May 13, 2026
From Wood Putty Colonial Maple Oil-based Wood putty Verified Purchaser
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Took paint great

Would Recommend

Can not tell where holes were

May 9, 2026
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