Abatron Liquid Wood question
John Keith
of restoring my heavily weathered west exposure window sills.
But I have one question about the usage of the Liquid Wood and to date
Abatron has not replied to my email inquiry so I thought I'd see if anyone
in the group has some experience with the product.
LiquidWood is a two part clear epoxy that is formulated to soak into the
wood fibers. My concern right now is that 2 weeks after I applied the material
the surfaces are still tacky to the touch and I am concerned about whether I
can apply my acrylic trim paint successfully yet. The instructions that came
with the product do not address this specific issue. They do mention the use
of a heat gun to speed curing and I am giving serious thought to trying that.
BTW, regardless of this one concern I think these products will be an
excellent solution to my weathered window sills.
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John Keith john_...@am.exch.hp.com
Eric Gunnerson
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> I have been using Abatron's LiquidWood and WoodEpox in the process
> of restoring my heavily weathered west exposure window sills.
>
> But I have one question about the usage of the Liquid Wood and to date
> Abatron has not replied to my email inquiry so I thought I'd see if anyone
> in the group has some experience with the product.
>
> LiquidWood is a two part clear epoxy that is formulated to soak into the
> wood fibers. My concern right now is that 2 weeks after I applied the
material
> the surfaces are still tacky to the touch and I am concerned about whether
I
> can apply my acrylic trim paint successfully yet. The instructions that
came
> with the product do not address this specific issue. They do mention the
use
> of a heat gun to speed curing and I am giving serious thought to trying
that.
Usually when an epoxy-based product is a bit tacky, it means that the ratio
between the two components wasn't quite right. If you can't get an answer
from the company, I'd just clean it with some paint thinner, and paint it.
John Keith
: Usually when an epoxy-based product is a bit tacky, it means that the ratio
: between the two components wasn't quite right. If you can't get an answer
: from the company, I'd just clean it with some paint thinner, and paint it.
The spec called for 50/50 and I would guess I got pretty close to
that, certainly no worse than 40/60 or 60/40.
I'll try the thinner though and see what that does.
Thanks for the thought.
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John Keith john_...@am.exch.hp.com
Daniel Hicks
>
> I have been using Abatron's LiquidWood and WoodEpox in the process
> of restoring my heavily weathered west exposure window sills.
>
> But I have one question about the usage of the Liquid Wood and to date
> Abatron has not replied to my email inquiry so I thought I'd see if anyone
> in the group has some experience with the product.
>
> LiquidWood is a two part clear epoxy that is formulated to soak into the
> wood fibers. My concern right now is that 2 weeks after I applied the material
> the surfaces are still tacky to the touch and I am concerned about whether I
> can apply my acrylic trim paint successfully yet. The instructions that came
> with the product do not address this specific issue. They do mention the use
> of a heat gun to speed curing and I am giving serious thought to trying that.
You probably failed to thoroughly mix the two parts -- it takes a lot
more mixing than you might think. The heat gun might work. If not, mix
up some more material (very thoroughly) and apply another thin layer.