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Best fine surface filler for this hole

Updated: October 2026

You want the tub that matches a hairline, a nick, or a plasterboard screw, not a medal from a lab. Best fine surface filler here means best for that hole among eight amazon.co.uk listings on 15 October 2026. Nothing on this page is the best filler in Britain. The cards are lined up on the [surface filler comparison](/hub/fillers-adhesives-and-sprays/surface-filler). If you still need the order of the decision, use the [wall filler buying guide](/hub/fillers-adhesives-and-sprays/surface-filler/sub/surface-filler-buying-guide). On that comparison the top pick is the Polycell 330 g tube, because it has the largest review file. The best value is Palace fine at about £1.25. The Products Compared editorial team did not run a lab test.

You want the tub that matches a hairline, a nick, or a plasterboard screw, not a medal from a lab. Best fine surface filler here means best for that hole among eight amazon.co.uk listings on 15 October 2026.

Our top picks

Polycell Polycell Multi-Purpose Polyfilla 330 g

Best overall

Polycell Polycell Multi-Purpose Polyfilla 330 g
8.9/10about £3.49
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Palace Palace Fine Surface Filler 600 g

Best value

Palace Palace Fine Surface Filler 600 g
8.1/10about £1.25
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Palace Palace Langlow Ready Mixed Filler 1 kg

Alternative

Palace Palace Langlow Ready Mixed Filler 1 kg
8.7/10about £6.99
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On this page
  1. 1.Best means best for this hole
  2. 2.Buy a fine surface filler for hairlines
  3. 3.Buy multi-purpose paste when the hole is deeper
  4. 4.Lightweight putty, price, and the stars

Best means best for this hole

Sorting by stars alone can put 4.7 from six reviews above 4.6 from thousands, and that sort buys the wrong tub. Buy fine paste for a hairline you can feather. Buy multi-purpose paste when the nick is closer to 10 mm. Buy the lightweight putty for a plasterboard screw, and skip it if you wanted a British track record. If you cannot fit a fingernail in the crack, you are still in the fine band. If you can see through the hole, stop.

Buy a fine surface filler for hairlines

Palace Fine Surface Filler, model 68-4, is 600 g at about £1.25, interior, with layers of no more than 3 mm for deeper repairs. amazon.co.uk lists 4.6 from 2,247 reviews. Reviewers sand it on cracks and small holes, and several say it is the wrong tub for big holes. Split lids appear more than once. The card states no dry time. Once cured and sanded, it names most domestic oil or water-based paints. Buy it for a hairline on interior plaster, timber, or skirting. Skip it near 10 mm, outdoors, and over a void. The two-pack is the same 68-4 at about £2.50. That card says touch-dry in 1–2 hours and does not restate the depth, so use the 3 mm cap from the single listing. The 2,247 reviews are the same file. Buy it for a room of the same fine cracks. Skip it for one picture hole.
Polycell Polycell Multi-Purpose Polyfilla 330 g

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Polycell Polycell Multi-Purpose Polyfilla 330 g
8.9/10about £3.49
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Buy multi-purpose paste when the hole is deeper

The Polycell tube is 330 g at about £3.49, with 4.6 from 14,595 reviews. The paste can be very thick, and one review says it dried in the tube. The card states no depth. Polycell’s page says up to 10 mm, indoors or outdoors. Buy it for a nick up to about 10 mm. Skip it when you need a kilogram. Palace 68-1 is 1 kg at about £6.99, with 4.5 from 4,537 reviews and layers no thicker than 10 mm. It can take up to 24 hours at 20°C to cure. A waterproof feature line does not override the ban on exposed exteriors. Buy it for a room of interior nicks. Decex is about £13.90 for 396 g plus tools, with 15 reviews. Sinto is 5 kg at about £16.33. Do not read “97% natural ingredients” as non-toxic. Zawan is about £21.00, with no depth and no reviews.

Lightweight putty, price, and the stars

FOME FLEX Finish is about £9.99, indoor, aimed at plasterboard joints and screw holes. It says sandable after 30 minutes. No depth is stated, so do not stretch that half hour to a deep fill. The 4.7 from six reviews is marked as reviewed in Germany. Buy it for a shallow indoor screw head if you accept that file. Fine filler skimmed over a void is the wrong repair. About £1.25 is the lowest shelf price here, which is why Palace 600 g is the best value, and it is not a test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Common questions

What is the best fine surface filler for hairline cracks?
For a hairline on interior plaster in this set, buy Palace 68-4, 600 g at about £1.25, and stay inside layers of no more than 3 mm. It has 4.6 from 2,247 reviews for cracks and small holes. Skip it nearer 10 mm or outdoors. The two-pack is the same paste for a whole room, and it is not a second review sample.
Is the £1.25 Palace tub good enough for picture holes?
Yes, when the holes are shallow and indoors. Reviewers use it on small holes and sand it. It is the wrong tub for a large hole, which those reviews say plainly, or for plasterboard you can see through. Check the lid, because split tubs appear more than once in the same file.
Which tub should I buy for a room of small cracks?
Hairlines: the 68-4 two-pack at about £2.50. Everyday nicks up to about 10 mm: Palace 1 kg at about £6.99, with a stated 10 mm cap and up to 24 hours at 20°C for a full cure. The 330 g Polycell tube runs out before a badly marked wall is finished.
What should I buy if the nick is closer to 10 mm than to a hairline?
Use multi-purpose paste inside the cap that product states. The Polycell 330 g tube is the small-job choice, with depth from Polycell’s page. Palace 68-1 prints layers no thicker than 10 mm and stays indoors. Do not push Palace fine through that depth in one pass.
Which listing is for plasterboard screws rather than fine cracks?
FOME FLEX at about £9.99 is the kept listing for plasterboard joints and screw holes. The 30-minute lines belong to that card only. Six Germany-marked reviews are not a British record. A joint still needs tape, and a hole with no back needs a patch.
Does more reviews mean a better filler?
A larger UK file is better evidence, not a better chemical. Polycell’s 14,595 reviews still include thick paste and paint flashing. Fifteen reviews on the Decex kit do not inherit that file. Six Germany-marked reviews do not outrank either, whatever the star average says.

Related pages

Fine or multi-purpose filler

How to fill holes in a wall

Filler for plasterboard joints

Surface filler

Wall filler buying guide: depth, indoors, then pack

Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices are from amazon.co.uk on 15 October 2026.

  1. Polycell — Multi Purpose Polyfilla Ready Mixed (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  2. Palace Chemicals — Ready Mixed Filler TDS (28 October 2024) (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  3. Toupret UK — powder versus ready-to-use (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  4. HSE — sanding taped plasterboard joints (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  5. NHBC — Cracking in your home (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  6. BBC — cracks in walls (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  7. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  8. Checkatrade — how to fill holes in a wall (retrieved 15 October 2026)