How to Fix Rotted Wood with Epoxy | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva saves a rotting window with a two-part epoxy filler. (See below or a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Fix Rotted Wood with Epoxy:
- two-part epoxy [], used to rebuild rotted areas
- painter's tape [], for masking off area around the repair
- long, straight board, used as a straightedge []. Lexan panel [], for use as an easel for mixing epoxy
- 100and 120-grit sandpaper [], used to smooth hardened epoxy
- primer [] and paint [], used to finish the repair
Tools for How to Fix Rotted Wood with Epoxy:
- router [] or cut-out tool fitted with a V-shaped bit [], used to grind out rotted wood
- paint scraper [], used for scraping off paint from wood surfaces
-plastic putty knives [], used to apply epoxy
- aviation snips [], used for cutting profile of wood trim into plastic putty knife
- double-barrel caulking gun [], used to dispense two-part epoxy
- one-and-a-half inch paintbrush []
- 1-inch-wide paintbrush [], used to apply bonding agent to wood
- 3-inch paintbrush [], used to apply primer and paint
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