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 | Conventional water-based (buckets) | 2-component (powder/paste) | Hotmelt, manual | Hotmelt, machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready to use | Yes (cartridge/machine) | Yes | No (mixing, pot life) | Melt gun needed | Melt unit on the line |
| Working method | Fill once, sand | Often a second round | Mix, fill, wait | Slow: overfill, then scrape off | Automated |
| Shrinkage after drying | No | Yes (refill rounds) | Low | Usually, not always | Usually |
| Adhesion of lacquer on top | Engineered for it | Good | Good | Lower, can be problematic | Lower, can be problematic |
| Putty waste | 1-3% | 6.3% (drying in bucket) | 15-24% (mixing waste) | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| Rejected boards / rework | 3.1-4.0% | 4.9-5.7% | 5.4-7.8% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Sanding behaviour | Clean | Clean | Hard, slower | Smearing on the belt | Smearing on the belt |
| Price per kg (indicative) | €€€ | € | €-€€€ | €€€ | €€€ |
| Total cost of filling / m² | Lowest | Mid | Highest | High (slow, manual) | Mid-high |
Figures: CosmetiWood market survey and total-cost analysis among parquet producers, 2026, reference production 100,000 m²/year. 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, as long as no lacquer has to bond on top. 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.
Industrial wood filling solutions: own R&D and production in Dessel, Belgium, with more than 30 years of machine building for the wood industry behind it.
Contact
office@cosmetiwood.com+32 14 37 77 52Contact usStenehei 30/7
2480 Dessel, Belgium
VAT BE0451 447 797
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 | Conventional water-based (buckets) | 2-component (powder/paste) | Hotmelt, manual | Hotmelt, machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready to use | Yes (cartridge/machine) | Yes | No (mixing, pot life) | Melt gun needed | Melt unit on the line |
| Working method | Fill once, sand | Often a second round | Mix, fill, wait | Slow: overfill, then scrape off | Automated |
| Shrinkage after drying | No | Yes (refill rounds) | Low | Usually, not always | Usually |
| Adhesion of lacquer on top | Engineered for it | Good | Good | Lower, can be problematic | Lower, can be problematic |
| Putty waste | 1-3% | 6.3% (drying in bucket) | 15-24% (mixing waste) | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| Rejected boards / rework | 3.1-4.0% | 4.9-5.7% | 5.4-7.8% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Sanding behaviour | Clean | Clean | Hard, slower | Smearing on the belt | Smearing on the belt |
| Price per kg (indicative) | €€€ | € | €-€€€ | €€€ | €€€ |
| Total cost of filling / m² | Lowest | Mid | Highest | High (slow, manual) | Mid-high |
Figures: CosmetiWood market survey and total-cost analysis among parquet producers, 2026, reference production 100,000 m²/year. 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, as long as no lacquer has to bond on top. 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.
Industrial wood filling solutions: own R&D and production in Dessel, Belgium, with more than 30 years of machine building for the wood industry behind it.
Contact
office@cosmetiwood.com+32 14 37 77 52Contact usStenehei 30/7
2480 Dessel, Belgium
VAT BE0451 447 797