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I make box frames for my life casting business. Previously we've used bare wood, made the frame then filled corner/nail holes as needed and painted last.
I'm looking to swap to pre-painted (Lion Arken range) so I've been studying up on finishing corners. It sounds like markers to pre-colour the cut end and then colour matched filler is the generally recommended. I was just wondering if anyone could recommend brands? There seems to be cream, wax, paste fillers and touch up ink/paint makers - it's slightly overwhelming and they are expensive enough I don't want to buy too big a range just to try.
I mostly use CC Pastes and CJ Pastes for white cream black and brown. I've never got on with the waxes. Edding coloured markers are my go to for the mitre edges.
I don't normally colour the cut end, it's never on show.
For touching up I use the small liberon retouch cream tubs but if you're using finished mouldings it might be worth thinking about using an underpinner rather than nails so you only have to touch up in rare circumstances.
Thank you that's helpful narrowing down the options
We do use an underpinner but a nail in the side near the front too seems to get a better joint and just feels more secure when its a 70mm deep rebate as some of the casts can be quite heavy.
I haven't actually tried the new moulding yet, just got the samples yesterday, so it might be less of a problem than I expect, but I want to do everything I can to make it look as good as possible and I'm quite willing to admit I'm probably more likely to need to pre-colour the end than someone that's an experienced framer!
Imo you don't want to be nailing or pinning a prefinished moulding, I think it'll open a whole can of worms. Instead use a good quality pva glue like Titebond, underpin it, or better still have a look at the Hoffmann dovetail system, then strap clamp it around the front overnight and there'll be no need for that nail. Colouring the end of the mitre is never necessary with barewoods, but with prefinished it only takes a tiny warp in the moulding and a fraction of mitre can be revealed after underpinning.
