PC Products84113 Rotted Wood Repair Kit, Water-Based Hardener, Epoxy Paste & Epoxy Putty, 1 oz

I want to start by saying I am a complete novice and am trying to learn how to do some repairs around my own house to save money. And I loved this product.I bought this to repair some porch floor boards that had some big (10-18 inch x 1 in) splinters missing. A few boards also had rotted ends that had splintered up and looked really raggedy. I didn't want to replace the boards because of the expense and extent of the work that would have been required to do so, but I wanted the boards to look better / more complete for repainting. I used the PC-petrifier to harden up and preserve the underlying wood in the areas that I needed to replace. After 24 hours I then used the PC-Woody to rebuild the ends of the boards and to fill-in and rebuild the missing splintered areas. In some of my deep cracks / splintered areas, I had to place a second layer 24 hours later as it did shrink a little. I probably could have skipped doing this, the shrinkage was barely noticeable, but I tend to fuss with things until I think they are perfect. After 24 hours the repairs seemed cured, so I sanded the repaired areas a tiny bit by hand and then painted it. The paint went onto the repairs beautifully. If I didn't know where the repairs were, I don't think I could pick them out.My only problem was mixing the PC-Woody up. It is a two-part epoxy that must be combined 1:1. I used a scale to make sure I was doing 1:1 accurately by measuring onto the tile provided in the kit. Because my repairs were so extensive, I had to use almost all the material in both jars and the tile was really too small for mixing up that much of the product. For small repairs it would be fine but I suggest using a bigger tile or piece of plastic to mix the epoxy on if you are using more than 1/4 of the jars. The directions describe the consistence of the mixed epoxy to be like that of peanut butter and I would say that this is accurate. It was not too hard to work with. I actually found that filling in the larger areas roughly and then waiting 5-15 minutes for the material to set up a little and then going back and shaping and smoothing was easier than trying to get the shape perfect while the epoxy was still really soft and sticky. After waiting for it to firm up a little, I used my gloved fingers to press and smooth the epoxy into the shape I wanted and touched up with the putty knife to smooth it level with the neighboring boards.I am very pleased with this product and am planing to buy a separate set of the PC-Woody to repair some rotted windowsill interiors that I have.

Used on mull posts on my front entry door. The bottoms had rotted about 4-5 inches up. The kit was perfect for what I needed. The initial product hardens the rotted wood, after you remove the worst of it. You apply it the day before the epoxy. I applied the epoxy 3 times in order to get it properly shaped. Each layer bonded well to the prior layer. The initial layer bonded well to the rotten wood. It shapes and sands well after it hardens. Hardening time varies a lot depending on the temp, but that's okay and to be expected. Also, the instructions were well written, informative, and easy to follow. The only downside is that you don't get much epoxy.

I was searching for a product to fix a small patch of rotted wood. It is easy to use and worked well, It hardened up the remaining wood so that the patching would adhere. My only caution is that the new / dried surface is not easy to sand. I would have been much more careful with the top layer had I realized how difficult it is to sand. Other than that, I am pleased with the product and certainly pleased with the cost in comparison to entire replacement.

Very good stuff, you can repair just about any type of rotting or rotten wood with it. Obviously, surfaces have to be dry and free of debris, but other than that this stuff will get it done for you. And no, nobody paid me to write this review and nobody gave me free stuff either - I bought these full price so my money is where my mouth is. I vote we ban the paid reviews on products, who's with me? Anyway, I repaired my deck and couldn't be happier with the process - very simple, just apply elbow grease and you can turn old, creaky, dry-rot into solid, like-new wood textured surfaces. Sanding and painting optional.

Superb product for small wood rot repairs. I had minor wood rot in the usual places - lower door jam where it meets the threshold. I scraped out the rotted wood, used the wood hardener, and then filled it in with the epoxy filler. I figure the volume was about 2 cubic inches total. 24 hours later I sanded it smooth and painted it. Looks like new. I did another small project where a steel door had some rot in the inner wood core on the hinge side and it filled than in perfectly. Some tips: When you apply the epoxy, don't put it on too thick because it is hard to sand it. After it dried I just scraped it with the edge of a utility knife to get the shape (a sharp blade at 90 degrees to the epoxy works great to scrape off layers much quicker than sanding) I wanted and then it sanded out. This also makes it easy to get an edge on a board to make it look like one piece of wood. Great product and would recommend this to anyone! markowaleski.com

Had to fix some wood rot on molding surrounding a window. This worked pretty well - but found the material generally not too easy to work with. It's extremely sticky - which makes it a difficult to shape as it sticks to any tool you are using. The only thing that cuts it to some degree is paint thinner - which you also need to clean up your tools afterwards. My conditions have not been ideal - temperatures have been cold overnight and highs during the day under 50 - so curing times have been very long to complete hardness- up to 2 days. In the end - the fix will work out well - but have used epoxy resin that is more workable.