Yeah exactly. I've seen people skip the prep work on a concrete job just to save 20 minutes, then the whole slab cracks six months later. It's the same with marinating meat. You can't just pour sauce on it and call it done, you gotta let it sit. People get impatient and then blame the recipe or the tools.

Yeah I've done that trick for years on small stuff. It dries way harder than wood filler and doesn't shrink or crack over time like that tub stuff does. The only catch is you gotta sand it REALLY fast after it hardens or it'll gum up your paper. I keep a tiny squeeze bottle of baking soda in my toolbox for nail holes on door jambs. Just make sure you don't use too much super glue or it'll bubble up and look like a little plastic volcano.

Man I used to think hand finishing was fine for big slabs but that 200 yard day changed my mind real quick. Power trowel dying on you at the end is brutal.

Did I ever tell you what happened to my buddy Mark? He found this old baseball card in his dad's attic, all curled up and stained from a roof leak. Looked up the player and it was a Mickey Mantle from like 1952 or something, but the card was basically ruined, water damage and the edges were all soft like cardboard in the rain. He still keeps it in a frame on his wall though, says it reminds him of when his dad used to take him to games. I don't think he'd sell it either, even if it was mint condition. Funny how stuff like that works out, you know?

Has anyone actually checked if their firmware's up to date, @victor_perry90?