WoodEpox

I have used all sorts of materials for filling and patching rotted or damaged wood. This stuff is the best I have used. It is easy to mix, doesn't kill half my brain cells from heavy fumes and finishes off nicely with sanding and paint.My initial impression when I first handled it was that it was too light and fluffy to make substantial repairs. It also seemed like it couldn't possibly bond to the wood very well. Once dried though it was solidly bonded and hard but sandable. Once painted you wouldn't know there is a repair.Adding the two part LiquidWood to the project makes it even better. You can use that to consolidate spongy wood and increase the ability for the filler to bond. Add a tiny bit of the liquid to the filler to thin it for a more spreadable consistency.Overall this is a great system for wood repair.

The compound is easy to use after thoroughly mixing the two components in a 1:1 ratio. It's a bit tricky to get the ratio right due to the different consistencies, but it has a decent margin of error. Use nitrile or latex gloves when mixing and applying the compound. It remains pliable for only a limited time; don't mix more than you can use within 10 minutes. It adheres strongly to the wood. I applied it to Abatron LiquidWood-treated wood. After it solidifies, it can be sanded and painted. You can mix these products to create a softer, cream-like putty. Overall, it is an excellent product for restoring the structural integrity of damaged wood. Excellent product.

Delivered as order. Product works as advertised. Easy to use!

This item works great! Wish I had known about it sooner.

I have been using Abatron WoodEpox for almost 30 years now. Yes they have been around for quite awhile. It is invaluable in keeping your historic home historic and the same as it was. It can also save you a ton of money by simply restoring a small section of rotted or missing wood around door jambs or window sills rather than replacing the entire window at a huge cost's which is not an option with old historic homes like my Victorian. I just recently restored my gingerbread porch and again Abatron's products were to the rescue and saved me many hassle's in bringing the old wood carvings back to life. It is an amazing product that everyone who lives in an aging home should have in their toolbox.As an add on to this comment I would like to stress to first time users of this product to buy the kit that contains both the liquid epoxy and the wood epoxy as both truly are needed for fine smoothing of the product when applying with a putty knife. You can use just the wood compound by itself and most times for large gaps in wood it will hold and work great but the liquid part of this stuff is the magic which gets real tacky or sticky and bonds both the original wood and the newly added Abatron wood compound for a super permanent bond. I always add enough of the liquid to the wood compound to make it more runny like a stiff pancake batter. This will allow you to force the stuff into small cracks and moderate gaps easily. Much larger missing wood gaps I use stiffer mixes of liquid to compound ratio's and if it's really large then I insert 2 x 4's etc and compound to fill and replace entire missing sections of wood. Look folks this product like any is not 100 percent perfect but it's as close as it gets. Is it going to be as good as an unrotted board....of course not but it will replace and repair missing sections and give load bearing stability no matter what some folks say. As I said I have used this product on an 1836 Greek Revival and now an 1860's Victorian and nothing out there competes with it...;)

I was rebuilding a deck and wanted to fill a large void in a pressure treated 4x4 post that was used in its construction. I did some online research and decided to try WoodEpox. When I received the 2 quart kit I was initially shocked at how light weight it was and was having serious doubts about it filling and reinforcing the quart sized void in the wood and having any structural integrity.Mixing:I determined the amount of hardener and epoxy to use by using a scale and weighing the material. When mixing I initially tried to put it in a gallon zip lock bag and massage it into an even consistency but in the end used my hands with rubber gloves to complete the mixing process.Application:The area to be filled was treated with cut solution for rot prevention about 2 weeks prior to the epoxy application. The void was bounded by white wood on 2 sides to prevent the epoxy from falling out and when full another piece of wood was used to cover the 3rd side of the void. In filling the void I was careful to make sure it was forced into the corners to completely fill those hard to fill areas. When I was applying the epoxy it acted like it didn't want to adhere to the wood, another concern. I let it setup for 3 days in 80 degree heat.Overall impression:Upon trying to remove the white wood, it wouldn't come off, the epoxy adhered so well, I really had to work at prying off the wood and it left bits of wood in the epoxy that I had to had hand plane down (you can still see some in the photo). I would recommend using some plastic between the wood and epoxy to allow an easy release of any material it may touch. And in the end it seemed to also adhere to the pressure treated wood well too. I also had some extra epoxy and created a 2x2 cube of the material and let it cure. I tried drilling and putting a screw into it and it seemed very structural especially considering the weight of the material.Overall I am pleased with this product and would use it again, I gave it 4 stars because it is kind of expensive.