Spackling paste

Spackling paste

Spackling paste is typically used to fill holes, small cracks and other minor surface defects in wood, drywall and plaster. Three versions of spackling paste are currently on today's market: 1. Regular paste (heavy); 2. Lightweight; 3. Lightbodied (somewhat a combination between heavy and light).

"Spackle" is a registered trademark of the Muralo Company, located in Bayonne, New Jersey. The original dry powder product (to be mixed with water by the user) was brought to market in 1927, [ [http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-spackle.htm WiseGEEK. "What is Spackle®?"] ] then patented and trademarked in 1928. The word "spackle" has since become a genericized trademark applied in the United States to a variety of household hole-filling products. The first written appearance of the generic use of the word "spackle" was around 1940. [ [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spackle Merriam-Webster Online. "spackle"] ] Some observers think that the product name was itself derived from the German word "spachtel", meaning "putty knife" or "filler". Other possible derivations include "shpaklevat" (Russian; to fill holes with putty or caulk), "szpachla" (Polish; spatula or putty knife) and "spaklieven" (Yiddish; to fill in small holes in plaster.) [ [http://dailyapple.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html The Daily Apple (blog). Saturday, December 30, 2006. "Apple #213: Spackle"] ] [ [http://shakti.trincoll.edu/~mendele/vol14/vol14005.txt Mendele: Yiddish literature and language. "Contents of Vol. 14.005. July 5 , 2004"] ]

A similar (but not identical) product is sold in Britain, Canada and Australia under the brand name Polyfilla, a term, like "spackle", that has become generic in colloquial speech.

References

ee also

*Caulking
*Putty
*Home repair

External links

* [http://www.muralo.com/products/spackle_patch_repair.php Muralo "Spackle" official website]


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