Epoxy question--Flex-Tec?

[Rob Blaustein]

I need to repair a window sill that has some rotted wood and read an interesting piece today in the letters section of the most recent issue of This Old House Mag. The writer mentioned a previous article that talked about Bondo and suggested that it wasn't great for wood repairs since it doesn't expand/contract with the wood. He suggested a procuct called Flex-Tec. I went to their website (http://www.advancedrepair.com/architectural_epoxy/architectural_epoxy.htm) and it looks quite interesting. Have any of you used it?
--Rob

[Mike Swindell]

Seeing as how your in Boston, contact http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/main.do;jsessionid=097392C6DE2115EF1E75192214FCDE1 8

THey're in RI and have been supplying boatbuilders for years. They'll set you up with epoxy and thickner to solve your problem. here's the link to their rot repair page http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/search.do?categoryName=Wood%20Rot&categoryId=609&refine=1&page=GRID&history=2k45zdz9%7Ctop_category%7CcategoryName%7EE poxy%2Band%2BAdhesives%5Epage%7EGRID%5EcategoryId% 7E203

If the repair is too big, you might have to cut out the rotted wood and glue/nail in a replacement piece. This is called a dutchman in the trade. Seeing as how how the wood will more than likely be painted, no one will see the repair.

Good luck