Patched a hole in my drywall using toothpaste as a test

So I had this tiny nail pop in my hallway drywall. Didn't want to haul out joint compound and make a mess. I'd seen a random post about using white toothpaste as a quick filler. Figured I'd try it on a small spot. Three days later it dried rock hard and sanded down smooth. Painted right over it and you can't even see it. Honestly blew my mind for a $2 tube of Crest. Has anyone else had a weird temp fix that just stuck around for years?

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mary46215d ago

Use the white stuff, not the gel toothpaste or it'll shrink when it dries. I've got a toothpaste patch in my bathroom that's held up five years now.

ryan_stone15d ago

I totally feel you on the "white stuff" thing. I learned that lesson the hard way when I tried using gel toothpaste to patch a hole in my wall and it looked terrible after it dried. Your five year patch makes me feel a lot better about my own fix though, because mine has only been up for about two years and I was worried it might fall off. It's amazing how well plain old toothpaste works for little home repairs like that, I swear by it now for small nail holes and stuff. Glad I'm not the only one who found this trick works!