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I purchased both the warm and cold version for a few projects, the penetration is excellent however it's so thin it does not provide any structural help even on lightly rotted wood. The scale (and cost) of the projects I had lead me to this product and if I had it to do over I would have used BoatLife's GitRot as I have before on other smaller projects. Even though its more expensive, it provides a better, stronger result. My best comparison would be that this product would make all the individual fibers strong in a rotted area, but still leaving them individual, requiring additional reinforcement(as they state in the directions) where GitRot makes all the rotted fibers a solid mass (it's a little thicker). The mass is much stronger than each fiber strengthened, and does not require as much or any additional reinforcement. GitRot penetrates well, and cures much faster than the Smith's

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I use Smith's CPES for sealing wood and plywood to prevent water intrusion and as a primer for varnish. It prevents water from being sucked into wood and plywood through capillary action so wood sealed with CPES will last a very long time. It also is a great primer for varnish because it seals and stabilizes the wood and dramatically reduces expansion and contraction due to changes in humidity and moisture content. Varnish adheres better and is less subject to failure on end grain and at joints if they are properly sealed. I love this product when I need to get epoxy soaked deep into wood as a sealer. I use West system epoxies if I am looking to put a hard coat on the surface of wood.

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Used this in a corner where two fascia boards met at the end of a gutter that backs up. Pulled the fascia boards, dried out and removed the rot in the framing and brushed on the CPES over the course of 2-3 hours. Let it dry for a few days and used the Smith Fill-It Epoxy Filler. Works just like they say. Also used it on some outdoor trim from 20 years ago that never got painted.Looks like a good base for paint. Think I'll also coat the new fascia boards before installation.

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This thing really penetrates wood.
I don't use it to repair rots.
I use it to make wood harder and easier to put finish on.
After letting it sit for two days on wood, I sand the wood then apply epoxy sealer.
Then I sand the epoxy for the clear coat to go over it.
The wood looks great with the three coats.

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I used the warm formula to repair the pilothouse framing on my boat. The product penetrated very well, even in overhead situations. Pot life was long and allowed for continual saturation and multiple applications. Just keep applying until it no longer penetrates and appears glossy. Mixed easily and completely. Very good instructions included with the product on mixing, application and theory of operation. Sealed and strengthened the wood as advertised. A great product that I have already recommended to a good friend.

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I'm restoring a '57 Chris Craft. Every part on the hull has been coated per directions. CPES has saved me countless hours and money replacing wood and given me a stronger hull to complete the project to spec.

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Must be used in a well ventilated area area

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I use this product exclusively to seal oil based stains in marine applications. Without sealing the stain, overlaid epoxy encapsulation or fiberglassing does not adhere well. Using CPES resolves the adhesion problems and I have had no more problems.

I would highly recommend this product if a person intends to produce a clear wood finish and uses oil based stains.

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Got my 77 25' Hunter home from Kansas, only to find out from a friend in the know that I may have a wet core, thus the spongy deck and cracking. After he gave me his restoration book the old fashion way (cut fiberglass and replace balsa, BIG deal) I Googled the Jamestown restoration solution using this product. I spent a couple of weeks reading and thinking about how the go through the project. Ordered the product (overdo this product rather than underdo) and got started. After following all steps as best I could, my project was finished off with an epoxy base and polyurethane nonskid paint finish. A year later I added another coat of nonskid paint and feel any residual spider cracks were due to not enough layers of paint finish. For my first boat, I believe I have a restored deck that will last a long time versus traditional methods. Very proud. If I were to do the project over again, several things come to mind to do different. First, wait until dry part of summer to tackle this. Heat helps the drying the core out through the drilled holes, and helps to dry and cure the epoxy and evaporate the solvent/water mixture better. Second, tents are good, but under a permanent shed is better. Had issues with wet weather over the 2 weeks I let the deck dry out when the holes were exposed, even with the tent. Third, a Rainbow water filtered vacuum was a wonderful approach to sucking out excess moisture from holes on deck once they were exposed. Fourth, DO NOT skimp on amounts of epoxy/solvent mixture, and do go back and do the second application as recommended in the article. Also, DO NOT skimp on non skid surface expoxy and poly paint. Last, this is a project even a novice can take on, so don't feel overwhelmed. Be patient and study the article provided, and it can be done.

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We were thinking in terms of a new two car garage door as getting our existing door fixed looked daunting. Then we got the price, which was really daunting as we are retired. I used the CPES on the whole door, both as a sealing coat and as a rotten wood sealer in one part. I also used the epoxy filler to fix a fairly substantial cavity. All finished and painted. Very happy with it.

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This product works as advertised. I had 30 year old teak plywood bulkheads that had been wet for years and were rotting & delaminating..this stuff stabilized what I had left, which allowed me to add thickened epoxy to fill in the gaps & reestablish bulkhead integrity.
A little thinner than I thought it would be, I suppose that helps it seep in the wood. It goes far too, don't mix too much! I applied it in two sessions (24 hours apart) with a 4" foam roller & used a brush to get in the tight spots. Mask the area & definitely wear a respirator with an organic filter. Keep the area open & ventilated if you can, this stuff is volatile for days!

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I used the CPES to stabilize MDF I am using to build bathroom cabinets. MDF has great dimensionality and workability but it can dissolve into a pile of sawdust in a wet environment. I cut and dry fit the pieces then scribed and trimmed to fit the not-so-level floor. I then slopped on the CPES with extra wetting of the edges. The CPES soaked in better than I expected. The downside was the solvent outgassing for about two days. The work was done in an attached garage and the smell permeated the house.
I will apply another coat on the edges outside in the downwind driveway before assembling with West System G-Flex thickened adhesive and coating the assembled cabinets with G-Flex.The finish will be a urethane paint.

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Repair core damage in boats without major cost!
It works just as advertised.

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I used this product a couple of years ago to seal the interior window frames in the salon of my Californian Trawler. Stopped the leakage and seepage immediately. I varnished over the sealer and it looks great. Now I'm doing the aft cabin windows. This product can't be beat!

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Preps wood for paint and varnish like nothing else. Seals and protects. I love it.

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The mixing was very easy as the product is not thick and viscus. It went on fast and easy. Soaking in fast. I had worries as to what the weather was going to do since this was an outdoor application but it was fine.

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Had previously used one-part Cuprinol Wood Hardener, available in the UK but not US, to good effect and spent some time trying to find similar product here. This two-part product works well. During house deck refurbishment, used it to stabilise and solidify some part rotted beams built through the wall and into the house, before installing new ledgerboard. It successfully eliminated the need for extensive dismantling of part of my house.

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Just measure equal quantities of each ingredient, mix and stir. What could be easier? No counting drops, remembering ratios and weighting involved. Brush on until the rotten wood is completely saturated. Done! Durable! Fixed!

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I use it to protect my wood boats. Most recently, the windshield of my 1962 Cruiser's Inc. Also did the transom and bottom and am preparing to do the bench seat.
This product is widely used buy the members of my Antique boat club with great satisfaction.

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I used this on a delaminated transom that had gaps and voids. This stuff is great goes in deep and soaks in seeks out voids and seals them. Awesome!

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This stuff is great to have around - I can't imagine a boat project without it. I've also used in on my house, where window sills have rot.

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Most types of wood replacement are finish so that work is cosmetically more appropriate and easier, but when the basic structure is threatened then it's time to use this product and know that you gotten the problem taken care of for good.

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I use it to strengthen and preserve wood prior to gluing and fastening or finsishing. Once treated with CPES, the wood is stable.

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Used the CPES to stabilize rot on exterior logs in house. Soaked in well and set up as advertized.

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I have successfully used this product as a base coat for varnish work, sealing new wood before top coating and priming older wooden surfaces for re-coating. This product has a wide temperature range of use even though you can buy Cold and Warm temperature versions. In conjunction with the Fill-It surface filler it produces an excellent wood surface filler, sealing and priming system.