Had to choose between wood filler and spackle for a hole on my living room wall

I had this little nail hole (like 1/4 inch) from a picture frame I moved last week, and I stood in the hardware aisle at Lowe's for way too long trying to decide. Wood filler seemed too heavy and spackle felt more right for drywall, so I went with spackle - the pre-mixed tub kind for like $4. It worked fine, but it shrank a tiny bit after drying, so I had to do a second thin coat. Has anyone else found that spackle always needs two passes or am I just being impatient?

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wilson.jana3d ago

Honestly I think spackle is just passive aggressive and wants you to appreciate it more with a second coat. Ngl you probably did it right the first time but it's gaslighting you into thinking it shrank.

finleyfox2d ago

@wilson.jana same here, second coat just levels it out better.