On my website I have mentioned how to buy the correct filling knife. The flexible ones are filling knives, the stiff ones are used for scraping. A 2" and a 4" knife will be all you should need for regular work around the home. Use the two knives together, one to hold the mud, the other to apply it .
A ready made filler like Redifiller is OK for picture hook holes and little dents around your home. Bigger holes sometimes require a filler that is mixed before you apply it. The advantage is that the filler will set and be ready to sand before the premix variety and for bigger holes it won't shrink as much.
DON'T over fill. Press the filler into the hole and then draw the knife across the hole and remove all the filler thats not hiding in the hole. If it shrinks, fill it again. This one technique saves hours of dusty sanding and subsequent clean up.
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