Painting over nail heads

heelllooo l m d
have the nails got small or large heads
could you drive them in a bit and fill in the holes!!

what sort of wall is it [plaster board /brick ect]

big all

 

You need to get those nail heads below the surface and then covered over with filler (Polyfilla et al).

In this situation your best best might be to pull the nails out and replace with a comparable sized countersunk woodscrew - galvanised so that it won't rust on you. Then you can drive that below the surface a little and cover over.

Gotcher

 

They're small headed nails and I can't knock 'em in
any further and they're too close to a corner to pull
out. ???

Hmm, interesting little problems like this crop up all the time but there's never a simple solution which solves all situations.

I suppose you might be able to drive a screwdriver blade under the nail head and use that to lever the nail out? Don't do this with a decent screwdriver though - they object to such rough treatment.

Sorry I can't come up with other suggestions though.

Gotcher

 

have you got a nail punch!!!![they cost about £2]
or a large nail you take the large nail [hopfully 4 inch]
place head on something solid [brick concrete ect]
hit the point till flat then carefully place flat on nail
head drive in about 3 mm then fill

good clouting

big all

 

if you canot punch them try aluminum paint it hides a multitude of sins.(SFD P100 code 58951)

 

If its just nail heads in plasterboard, pull them out & fill the holes.
If they are holding something then use a metal primer on them so they hold the paint.

 

Hi,
It you cant get the nails out then try to knock them in as far as you can. after filling the holes paint over with gloss paint this should act as a barrier.
hope that helps.
Dee