Abatron WoodEpox Epoxy Wood Replacemnt Compound, 2 Gallon Kit, Part A & B, Brown, Full Size

Abatron WoodEpox Kit - 2 Gallon - australia - I'm return item as one part was out of date second part was openned - surprised by seller Amazon u.s. letting this one slip. its ment to be a great product though!

Worked well for what I wanted it for. Moulded easy. Dries quickly and is water resistant. Good value compared to cost of competitors product from the hardware store.

La partie A est déshydratée et est difficile à prendre et à mélanger avec la partie B. Par contre une fois les deux parties mélangées ça devient une pâte quand même assez facile à étendre. Une fois durcis c'est imperméable et très résistant et très léger. Ceci est la deuxième fois que j'achète ce produit et la première fois les deux parties étaient très malléable et se mélangeait mieux.

Strong, and sands nicely, but I was hoping to spread this into a particular shape and use a trowel to lay a smooth surface. The texture was too thick and sticky for this. It pulls away from the surface and balls up. I tried to modify the texture with the addition of liquid epoxy and appropriate thinner, but no luck. It works well pressed by hand into cracks, etc, and needs to be mixed by hand, like needing dough. Also, it doesn't stick well to clean dry wood. The surface needs to be soaked in a thin epoxy mix, and left to get a bit tacky before application. I used 5 min epoxy and some acetone to prepare the surface with good results. The product wasn't as versatile as I'd hoped, and it was harder to use, so I was a bit disappointed. I think this would work a lot better if it was made a bit more liquid. I'll use liquid epoxy with additives if I want to lay on a smooth or shaped surface in future.

This is a very good product, and a fantastic deal for this quantity (about 2 gallons by volume) for such a strong epoxy. It is a little different than other epoxies I've used. It is clearly strong enough for structural use, (this is not explicitly stated,but PSI endurance is obviously very high), and it is completely weatherproof, after a few hours, and becomes drill-able, sand-able, & paint-able. It's not exactly like other epoxies I've used: when you start to mix it, it is more like cake, so don't try to stir the ingredients together. It is best to place equal parts of each onto a piece if tin foil, and pick them up an repeatedly fold the two parts by hand, until the colors have blended completely. After blending, it will be like a firm putty, but a little too firm to "spread" like peanut-butter would. So it's better to form the shape you want in your hands, and press the shape into place. I suggest testing how it works with a golf-ball size test-sample to see how it cures and shapes. When you make your first batch, start with about the total size no larger then two hamburgers (a burger from each bucket). You can always add more as you go. Be advised that the mixing of the two parts generates its own chemical-heat (the directions mention this), and so thicker pieces generate and retain more heat, and therefore thicker cures quicker. Doctor's latex gloves would be fine. A trowel or spackle-knife didn't work very well for me, because it does not spread well. It is very good for vertical applications, because it will not slump the way softer putties might. A small con is that oil-base paint dries very slowly on it, (the directions mention this) and so the paint will dry but might never cure/harden optimally. You might try sanding to rough up the surface before applying oil-base paint, and do some trial-and error with your sample pieces to get a feel for how paint takes to it, if that is critical. Overall, I am very pleased with this, but like I said, it takes a little experience to get a feel for it. Definitely play with a small sample or two. It cures in a couple hours, so not a huge time-investment, to learn it, and worth it. If you are using this to repair rotted wood, buy their liquid wood product, and read all instructions carefully. This stuff saved me thousands, offsetting possible structural repairs in a complex application.