How to Fix Nail Holes in Wall with Toothpaste - Awesome Trick

If you are not a DIY person, chances are you don't have wall Spackle or mud or any tools that will do the usual job of filling holes and small cracks in walls.

Enter TOOTHPASTE!  (not the gel kind, you need the white kind)

This is an awesome trick that works, and yes I have used this trick.  Works best for nail holes and tiny cracks but it does work.

What you Will Need:

• White toothpaste
• flat knife (or something to spread it with)
• bit of fine sandpaper (dollar store sells this)

How to Cover Holes in Walls with Toothpaste

Step 1 - Spread a little bit of toothpaste on your flat knife and spread over the hole so that the toothpaste is left in the hole

Step 2 - Let harden

Step 3 - Lightly sand the area

Step 4 - Paint

I have used this method on small cracks too, and it works well.

Perfect for Renters

This is especially true, if you have told the landlord you would fill in nail holes from your many pictures you had on the wall, or maybe you have just moved in and are dealing with the last tenants wall holes!.

I Love Finding Ways to Fix Things On the Cheap That Work!

You can paint right over hardened toothpaste it won't crack or fall out.  It is the perfect supplement to your DIY kit.  I love finding ways to fix things on the cheap that work with things you have around the house or dollar store finds.

Check out this video to see this guy in action.  I didn't sand the area first as the wall was OK, but it is worth checking it out.  He also polishes a trophy with it.

You can easily spend hundreds in a DIY store getting things that you may just use a tiny bit of and then they sit in your closet or basement until thrown out on moving day!

So, check this book out that I found online on using everyday household items to help with your day to day life.

I hope this toothpaste idea has you thinking. It is nice to start with or leave a fresh wall without nail holes and not spend too much money.  If you only use the gel kind you could even get a tube of typical white toothpaste at the dollar store and make yourself a little DIY kit.

There Are So Many Creative Ways to Work With the Walls You Have..

If the problems with the walls you are dealing with are much larger than a few nail holes, such as bad decorating, bad wallpaper or tons of nicks and dents and DIY is not in the budget, then check out this post I did on  Cheap Wall Covering Ideas for Bad Walls to find a few different ways to tackle this problem.  Also see:

How to Hide Bad Walls Without Paint for ideas that can be taken down easily as put up.  As you can tell by some of these articles I have been dealing with many decorating issues with a tiny budget!

Don't think you have to live with a drab space simply because you can't do any DIY.  There are so many ways to put your stamp on your place with some creative products that are much cheaper than tearing down.