Frequently asked
questions
The questions producers actually ask, answered with numbers where numbers exist.
Why is CosmetiWood more expensive per kilo?
Because the price per kilo is the wrong number. Putty is less than 1% of the cost price of a floor, rejected boards and rework are the real cost of filling. In benchmark production (100,000 m²/year), switching from water-based buckets to CosmetiWood MAX with Dispensa costs about €14,000 more in filler and saves about €59,500 in wood and time: €45,576 net per year. Run your own numbers in the true-cost calculator.
What does wood filler really cost per m²?
Putty alone: roughly €0.18-0.38 per m² at typical consumption of ±30 g/m². Total cost of filling, putty, waste, rejected boards and labour, is 10 to 20 times that. That is why comparing fillers on price per kilo misleads: the systems differ far more in waste and rework than in putty price.
Does CosmetiWood shrink?
No. Non-shrinking behaviour is the core property: the filled defect keeps its volume through drying and sanding, so the classic second filling round disappears and boards do not come back from finishing with sunken fills.
Do I need to mix CosmetiWood?
No. MAX comes ready to use in cartridges; PRO is fed directly to the machine. There is no mixing ratio, no pot life, and none of the 2-component waste that occurs at every break.
How much filler do I need per m²?
Typical consumption in parquet defect filling is around 30 g/m². Character and rustic grades take a multiple of that, which is exactly where waste percentage and rework decide the economics.
What causes rework after filling?
The main causes we see in production: shrinkage (the fill sinks after drying), break-out (poor adhesion during machining), sanding problems (hotmelt smearing on the belt), and colour mismatch. Most are filler properties, not operator errors.
Can filling be automated?
Yes. CosmetiWood PRO is engineered for the PAR-Filler machines by Fillosys, filler and machine developed as one system. Benchmark: 90-117 m²/h with one operator, 1% putty waste, 3.1% rejected boards.
What is the Dispensa?
A dosing device for MAX cartridges. It empties cartridges properly and doses consistently, cutting cartridge waste from 9% to 3%. We place it on free loan for CosmetiWood customers.
How risky is switching wood filler in a running production?
That risk is ours, not yours: we trial on your own line with your own wood, guide the first production day, and give a 60-day guarantee, if you are not convinced, we take everything back at no cost.
Which coatings work on top of CosmetiWood?
MAX and PRO are engineered for adhesion of finishing products, lacquers and oils bond to the filled surface. For rustic programmes with large filled areas we validate filler and coating together as one system.
A question we didn't answer?
Professional wood fillers, engineered to lower the true cost of filling: fewer rejected boards, less rework, a faster line.
Frequently asked
questions
The questions producers actually ask, answered with numbers where numbers exist.
Why is CosmetiWood more expensive per kilo?
Because the price per kilo is the wrong number. Putty is less than 1% of the cost price of a floor, rejected boards and rework are the real cost of filling. In benchmark production (100,000 m²/year), switching from water-based buckets to CosmetiWood MAX with Dispensa costs about €14,000 more in filler and saves about €59,500 in wood and time: €45,576 net per year. Run your own numbers in the true-cost calculator.
What does wood filler really cost per m²?
Putty alone: roughly €0.18-0.38 per m² at typical consumption of ±30 g/m². Total cost of filling, putty, waste, rejected boards and labour, is 10 to 20 times that. That is why comparing fillers on price per kilo misleads: the systems differ far more in waste and rework than in putty price.
Does CosmetiWood shrink?
No. Non-shrinking behaviour is the core property: the filled defect keeps its volume through drying and sanding, so the classic second filling round disappears and boards do not come back from finishing with sunken fills.
Do I need to mix CosmetiWood?
No. MAX comes ready to use in cartridges; PRO is fed directly to the machine. There is no mixing ratio, no pot life, and none of the 2-component waste that occurs at every break.
How much filler do I need per m²?
Typical consumption in parquet defect filling is around 30 g/m². Character and rustic grades take a multiple of that, which is exactly where waste percentage and rework decide the economics.
What causes rework after filling?
The main causes we see in production: shrinkage (the fill sinks after drying), break-out (poor adhesion during machining), sanding problems (hotmelt smearing on the belt), and colour mismatch. Most are filler properties, not operator errors.
Can filling be automated?
Yes. CosmetiWood PRO is engineered for the PAR-Filler machines by Fillosys, filler and machine developed as one system. Benchmark: 90-117 m²/h with one operator, 1% putty waste, 3.1% rejected boards.
What is the Dispensa?
A dosing device for MAX cartridges. It empties cartridges properly and doses consistently, cutting cartridge waste from 9% to 3%. We place it on free loan for CosmetiWood customers.
How risky is switching wood filler in a running production?
That risk is ours, not yours: we trial on your own line with your own wood, guide the first production day, and give a 60-day guarantee, if you are not convinced, we take everything back at no cost.
Which coatings work on top of CosmetiWood?
MAX and PRO are engineered for adhesion of finishing products, lacquers and oils bond to the filled surface. For rustic programmes with large filled areas we validate filler and coating together as one system.
A question we didn't answer?
Professional wood fillers, engineered to lower the true cost of filling: fewer rejected boards, less rework, a faster line.