I am absolutely no help at all. I just wanted to say how nice it is to see you posting a thread!

Oh, I lurk. :) Mostly I comment when I have absolutely nothing relevant to offer. But thank you for noticing!

I noticed too - great to see you. You are missed.

Don't you think that once they are attached to doors/drawers they will feel solid?

I'm so self-absorbed, I didn't notice you were MIA - but I'm still glad your here. : )

Wow! Thanks you guys! Who knew!? :)

daisychain01, to answer your question, no. Because when you go to pull something open, your fingers would go not only into the back, but you'd feel the edge.

I'm really thinking good, old fashioned drywall mud and a little poly or something.

Cookie dough?

So, they're not only hollow, but actually open in the back. Grrr.

I noticed too, btw, that you were here. (but first noticed you over on my thread the other day, which gave me a little thrill)

How about JB weld? (the metal epoxy stuff) You probably wouldn't need the poly - just fill it and sand it down.

Red wine?

Or the powdered "hot mud" mixed with coffee instead of water :D :D :D

bondo gets my vote ;)

When you put something in them, that something is still going to be open to the air and your warm hands touching that something, correct? So whatever you use will have to dry and permanently set without being covered, is that right?

I'm not sure that putty will do the trick.

Polymer clay.

I chose my hardware at Home Depot with feel being the primary criterion. Looks are all very well and good, but I hated the feel of the hollow hardware.

You have a pic of them? Might help the sleuths on her find a solid alternative?

Coffee. Wine. Cookie Dough. You all know I'm going to the store this morning, right? You knew intuitively!

cawaps, don't I have to bake polymer clay?
somersetlass, you are just angling to see my stuff, aren't you?!?
blfelton, correct.
fishcow, don't know what "powdered hot mud" is, but mixing it with coffee might smell great!
cookncarpenter, I've never used bondo, although I have some. I worry about getting it all over the hardware. Perhaps a frosting squeezy tube thing?

Off to have blood taken for my annual Dr. visit. She makes me do this so I can have my cholesterol meds. I'm always fine, but I guess they've gotta get their insurance money out of me. Grrrr... I also have a gyno visit. They wouldn't take my state insurance, but wouldn't take a self-pay because I HAVE insurance. Thank goodness I had to upgrade a month or so ago. Now I can go. I'm too old for birth control, evidently, and these unmedicated hot flashes are making me insane. I staved off "THE CHANGE" for about 17 extra years on BC. How do people do this? Ok enough whining. I can't have my coffee or Reese's until the bloodwork is done. Arrrrghhh!

No real help here, but I totally agree with you: Hollow handles would be a no-go for me. They'd irritate me every time I opened a drawer. You're wise to keep looking.

Sell them on craigslist and go buy something else.

Not helpful.
Everything is fixable if I just think hard enough and get enough ideas.

Why is that not helpful?

If I didn't want them, I would have returned or sold them without wasting time here for options. Perhaps it's my keen sense of the obvious that finds it unhelpful.

Hot mud is the quickset type of joint compound that comes as a powder you mix with water (or coffee lol) instead of premixed in a bucket.

I suggested the JB weld because it has metal in it so when it cures the texture and temperature would be closer to the metal handles. Bondo or JB weld or some other type of epoxy would be the most durable solution. Tape the outside of the pulls well so whatever you use doesn't mess up the finish.

That was my thought about how to not coat the good parts with goop. I'll look into those. Something is going to work and that sounds like a great idea. The texture and feel are the whole point.

Beware that Bondo sets up VERY fast.....will do the job, but work in small batches and git'er on fast!

JB Weld is also what I would suggest. It hardens into a very metal - like substance and adheres very permanently. I dropped some on my brick patio 3 years or more ago and it is still solidly stuck to the brick. Maybe coat the edges along the fill line with Vaseline to make any overage easy to wipe off, if not able to cleanly tape off the areas.

Excellent advice. Thanks! I was thinking of painters tape, but that just might glue on underneath it, forever.

Polymer clay does need to be baked. I was assuming the hardware was metal (with no wood or plastic bits). I've baked polymer clay into metal jewelry before with no problem--I think metal hardware would come through the process fine as well.

Yes, they're metal. Found 'em. Can't seem to post a pic.. My Handle.

Okay then. Just call me Captain Obvious from now on. ;-)

Right back at you...I've seen your stuff!

id be worried that as I'm not diy'y at all, it'd look crappy. Do you think that's a possibility?

Are there any similar, solid ones out there? Let's all get googling!

Bondo's set time is directly related to the ratio of catalyst used. Less catalyst, longer set time. When in it's semi-cured state is the time you tool it, and remove any excess from areas you don't want it. Acetone cleans it well before hardened.

You can then paint the Bondo to match the pulls...

This might be completely clueless - but Hot Glue? Are you filling them or is the back hollowed out? Again - this could be a complete fail, as I'm not sure that hot glue would stick to metal?

Lol cookie dough! Or Reese's PB cups? This is probably dumb, but my first thought was filling the gap with a few BB's and some kind of clear silicone. Ha!

Have you tried the Oreo Thins?

I didn't think it dumb. It would be solid once it a silicone dries!

In my handles, romy? Not yet.
In my maw? Not yet. I hesitate to introduce more sugary goodness into my life. I'm already heavier than I need to be and sadly, I must attribute it to my dietary choices. Can you imagine? So no, I haven't. But they sure look enticing.