Wood filler systems,
compared honestly
Every filler system has a place. This is how they actually compare in industrial wood production, including where the alternatives are fine, and where they get expensive.
| Criterion | CosmetiWood MAX/PRO | Water-based (buckets) | 2-component (powder/paste) | Hotmelt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready to use | Yes (cartridge/machine) | Yes | No (mixing, pot life) | Melt station needed |
| Shrinkage after drying | No | Yes (refill rounds) | Low | No |
| Putty waste (benchmark) | 1-3% | 6.3% (drying in bucket) | 15-24% (mixing waste) | 0.8-3% |
| Rejected boards / rework (benchmark) | 3.1-4.0% | 4.9-5.7% | 5.4-7.8% | 4.3-4.6% |
| Sanding behaviour | Clean | Clean | Hard, slower | Smearing on the belt |
| Adhesion of finish on top | Engineered for it | Good | Good | Limited with some lacquers |
| Price per kg (indicative) | €€€ | € | €-€€€ | €€€ |
| Total cost of filling / m² | Lowest in benchmark | Mid | Highest | High (slow, manual) |
Benchmark figures: CosmetiWood total-cost analyses with European parquet producers, 100,000 m²/year reference production. Verify them against your own numbers in the calculator.
When an alternative is the right choice
Honesty cuts both ways. For occasional small repairs, a water-based tub from the trade is perfectly adequate. For very small volumes, hotmelt sticks can make sense despite the manual pace. CosmetiWood earns its price where filling is part of production: real volumes, real labour cost, and boards that must not come back. That is the market we build for.
Not sure where you land?
The calculator uses your volumes and your current method, not our averages.
Professional wood fillers, engineered to lower the true cost of filling: fewer rejected boards, less rework, a faster line.
Wood filler systems,
compared honestly
Every filler system has a place. This is how they actually compare in industrial wood production, including where the alternatives are fine, and where they get expensive.
| Criterion | CosmetiWood MAX/PRO | Water-based (buckets) | 2-component (powder/paste) | Hotmelt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready to use | Yes (cartridge/machine) | Yes | No (mixing, pot life) | Melt station needed |
| Shrinkage after drying | No | Yes (refill rounds) | Low | No |
| Putty waste (benchmark) | 1-3% | 6.3% (drying in bucket) | 15-24% (mixing waste) | 0.8-3% |
| Rejected boards / rework (benchmark) | 3.1-4.0% | 4.9-5.7% | 5.4-7.8% | 4.3-4.6% |
| Sanding behaviour | Clean | Clean | Hard, slower | Smearing on the belt |
| Adhesion of finish on top | Engineered for it | Good | Good | Limited with some lacquers |
| Price per kg (indicative) | €€€ | € | €-€€€ | €€€ |
| Total cost of filling / m² | Lowest in benchmark | Mid | Highest | High (slow, manual) |
Benchmark figures: CosmetiWood total-cost analyses with European parquet producers, 100,000 m²/year reference production. Verify them against your own numbers in the calculator.
When an alternative is the right choice
Honesty cuts both ways. For occasional small repairs, a water-based tub from the trade is perfectly adequate. For very small volumes, hotmelt sticks can make sense despite the manual pace. CosmetiWood earns its price where filling is part of production: real volumes, real labour cost, and boards that must not come back. That is the market we build for.
Not sure where you land?
The calculator uses your volumes and your current method, not our averages.
Professional wood fillers, engineered to lower the true cost of filling: fewer rejected boards, less rework, a faster line.