What to seal old screw holes with (sub box)

[ckunke002 10+ year member]

I'm getting ride of a amp that was mounted on my sub box with screws, and I don't want to have those openings for air now... My friend is insistent on using caulk but I feel like it might not work great and the side I'm working on is carpeted and it might get messy.

I was thinking wood glue maybe?

Anybody have experience of a quick easy fix here? Thanks

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[southernboom88 10+ year member]

wood glue and pieces of toothpicks, after that dries i've put chalk over it just to be safe.

 

[ckunke002 10+ year member]

wood glue and pieces of toothpicks, after that dries i've put chalk over it just to be safe.

So dip a piece of toothpice the length of the thickness of the wood in glue, and then shove it in the hole?

 

[southernboom88 10+ year member]

thats what i've done. filled hole with glue, shoved pieces of toothpicks into the said hole until it couldnt fit any more, added more glue and let dry. the toothpicks may be useless but in my mind it gave the glue something to bond with.. chalk over the rest of the hole.

 

[ckunke002 10+ year member]

Great plan. Thanks m8

 

[eddie_93 10+ year member]

I'm getting ride of a amp that was mounted on my sub box with screws, and I don't want to have those openings for air now... My friend is insistent on using caulk but I feel like it might not work great and the side I'm working on is carpeted and it might get messy.
I was thinking wood glue maybe?

Anybody have experience of a quick easy fix here? Thanks

Hot glue since it dries clear and quickly.

 

[momax_powers 10+ year member]

Great plan. Thanks m8

Take subs out and do it from inside to avoid messing up carpet and mix sawdust with wood glue to make a paste and fill the holes works great

 

[ckunke002 10+ year member]

Take subs out and do it from inside to avoid messing up carpet and mix sawdust with wood glue to make a paste and fill the holes works great

Sub has stripped screws, taking it out is a complete *****. The screw holes will be covered by a new amp anyways so im not sweatin it

 

[mklett33 10+ year member]

There is a product called "wood filler" this is exactly what you want, it sand nicely too. Elmer's® Interior Wood Filler - Wood Filler - Ace Hardware

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Sub has stripped screws, taking it out is a complete *****. The screw holes will be covered by a new amp anyways so im not sweatin it

glue/toothpick trick mentioned above is perfect for fixing stripped mounting holes

 

[tommydh 10+ year member]

take a piece of MDF the size of the amp and screw it in to place. This will also provide a placew for new amp without more holes in box in future.