I caught a part of "This old house" and they were using epoxy to fill some
holes in the outside trim around the windows. Didn't see the whole show. Has
anyone ever done this? I can replace the trim but we're going to get the
place sided. What kind of epoxy? Saw the stuff Billy Mays pushes, sandable
and can paint it. Or should I just replace the trim?
Thanks
Jimmy
"RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Jul 7, 8:09 am, "Jimmy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I caught a part of "This old house" and they were using epoxy to fill some
> holes in the outside trim around the windows. Didn't see the whole show.
> Has
> anyone ever done this? I can replace the trim but we're going to get the
> place sided. What kind of epoxy? Saw the stuff Billy Mays pushes, sandable
> and can paint it. Or should I just replace the trim?
That depends on the trim and the holes. Are the holes from wood rot
or some other cause? You may have to stabilize the wood around the
holes if there's wood rot with something like Git Rot that uses
capillary action and very thin viscosity epoxy to soak up through the
wood fibers. Abatron is one manufacturer of epoxy for your
application. You can sand and paint pretty much any epoxy.
R
Yes, from wood rot. I'll dig out all the rotten stuff to good wood then use
Git Rot then fill with epoxy. Sound right?
Thanks
On Jul 7, 8:09=A0am, "Jimmy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I caught a part of "This old house" and they were using epoxy to fill som=
e
> holes in the outside trim around the windows. Didn't see the whole show. =
Has
> anyone ever done this? I can replace the trim but we're going to get the
> place sided. What kind of epoxy? Saw the stuff Billy Mays pushes, sandabl=
e
> and can paint it. Or should I just replace the trim?
That depends on the trim and the holes. Are the holes from wood rot
or some other cause? You may have to stabilize the wood around the
holes if there's wood rot with something like Git Rot that uses
capillary action and very thin viscosity epoxy to soak up through the
wood fibers. Abatron is one manufacturer of epoxy for your
application. You can sand and paint pretty much any epoxy.
R
On Jul 7, 9:39=A0am, "Jimmy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> On Jul 7, 8:09 am, "Jimmy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I caught a part of "This old house" and they were using epoxy to fill s=
ome
> > holes in the outside trim around the windows. Didn't see the whole show=
.
> > Has
> > anyone ever done this? I can replace the trim but we're going to get th=
e
> > place sided. What kind of epoxy? Saw the stuff Billy Mays pushes, sanda=
ble
> > and can paint it. Or should I just replace the trim?
>
> That depends on the trim and the holes. =A0Are the holes from wood rot
> or some other cause? =A0You may have to stabilize the wood around the
> holes if there's wood rot with something like Git Rot that uses
> capillary action and very thin viscosity epoxy to soak up through the
> wood fibers. =A0Abatron is one manufacturer of epoxy for your
> application. =A0You can sand and paint pretty much any epoxy.
>
>
> Yes, from wood rot. I'll dig out all the rotten stuff to good wood then u=
se
> Git Rot then fill with epoxy. Sound right?
That depends on the amount of rot. Here's a good link to an excellent
forum:
http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3D7967
In a nutshell, you can repair what's in place to a large extent, but
depending on how extensive the rot is, what lengths (cost/effort) you
are willing to go to make sure that you kill what's causing the rot,
and how difficult/expensive it would be to replace the wood trim, you
might be better off just replacing the trim.
R