Summary for quick setting epoxy Discussion
The thread is about finding a quick setting epoxy for fixing spalled wood, but the excerpt provided does not include the actual technical discussion or product recommendations. The only visible content is a brief line mentioning acetone on Amazon or eBay and a signature from Ted Mooney, P.E., which appears unrelated to the wood-repair question itself. Because the source excerpt is incomplete, no reliable conclusion can be drawn about which epoxy was recommended, how fast it sets, or whether any specific repair method was endorsed. The safest takeaway is that the page title indicates a search for a fast-curing epoxy for wood spall repair, but the available text does not supply the answer. Any stronger claim would be speculation.
Q. I am currently using a couple of brands of quick set epoxy glue
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Amazon [affil link] in some woodworking that I do. I work with partially rotten (spalled) wood to make small, thin walled boxes. Since the wood is soft I strengthen it with epoxy. To do this I take equal amounts of the resin and hardener and dilute them 5 to 1 with acetone
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. I then take equal portions of the diluted mixtures, mix them together and apply that to the wood. The acetone allows the epoxy to be absorbed into the spalled wood rapidly and into the sound wood more slowly. This process can be repeated several times to get a harder but yet flexible piece of wood. The final finish is also attractive — it looks similar to a lacquer. This procedure also allows for a final sanding that does not clog sandpaper. All in all a very good technique.
The epoxies that I can purchase locally is very expensive. I need a supplier of larger amounts of the quick set epoxy or maybe this is not original with me and someone sells quarts or gallons of product that does this. Any help would be appreciated.
Dwight Lowie
NCDA
1996
A. You might try calling on some of the larger finishing suppliers like Lilly Ind. or Sherwin Williams. They should be able to help you or tell you where you can get it.
Michael McColley
freeport finishing
1997
A. Hi Dwight. Boating stores offer an epoxy I’ve used to fix rotten wood on boats. I believe it was filled with fumed silica to make it lighter. But I like your idea of diluting it with acetone
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in hopes of preferentially filling the rotted part of the wood.
Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
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