Spackling paste
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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).
. The original dry powder product (to be mixed with water by the user) was brought to market in 1927 and 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. 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.), all of which are likely derived from German.
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
, drywall
Drywall
Drywall, also known as plasterboard, wallboard or gypsum board is a panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick sheets of paper...
, and plaster
Plaster
Plaster is a building material used for coating walls and ceilings. Plaster starts as a dry powder similar to mortar or cement and like those materials it is mixed with water to form a paste which liberates heat and then hardens. Unlike mortar and cement, plaster remains quite soft after setting,...
. 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).
Trademark
Spackle is a registered trademark of the Muralo Company, located in Bayonne, New JerseyBayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
. The original dry powder product (to be mixed with water by the user) was brought to market in 1927 and then patented and trademarked in 1928. The word "spackle" has since become a genericized trademark
Genericized trademark
A genericized trademark is a trademark or brand name that has become the colloquial or generic description for, or synonymous with, a general class of product or service, rather than as an indicator of source or affiliation as intended by the trademark's holder...
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. 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.), all of which are likely derived from German.