Comments about Smith and Co Smiths Cold CPES Epoxy:

I do some exterior restoration on homes and use CPES in all areas where, weather/ water can be an issue. I use it quite a bit where I am replacing existing materials that have degenerated with the weather or application in the past. I also uise it on new wood and repair on my wooden boats.

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Works excellent to seal MDF prior to painting or using a top clear finish such as varnish or polyurethane. Stops the first coat from soaking into the bare wood.

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I build new versions of old classic wood boats. The stains I use are oil based. Standard epoxy does not adhere well to wood that has oil based stain on it. CPES completely resolved the problem by both sealing the stain in but also sealing the pores of the wood. I could varnish directly over the CPES. I completely recommend it as the fast and simply fix to seal in oil based stains.

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I figured I would give this a shot as I had a large area to seal and it has some rot on the surface. If anything, its too thin and penetrates too well and leaves the piece weak. I went back to git-rot in a hurry - it doesent penetrate as deep and its a litttle thicker actuall soaking into the rot and strenghting it where smith's just soaked in like water and evaporated leaving only a little epoxy behind. For fixing rot this is not your product.

It does seem to be good as a sealer prefinish. I used it on a lot of teak before I put cetol on and it seems to have worked great, but as a rot restoration, stick with git-rot or make your own. I used MAS flag epoxy with slow hardner, once mixed I added some acetone and mixed till it was pretty thin. Worked almost as good as git-rot

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A good product for use outdoors in SW Montana.

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We need this to save our wood boats!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I ordered the CPES to seal wood in a small teardrop trailer that I built almost 4yrs ago. I'd failed to adequately seal a couple of areas around the hatch & was experiencing some 'wicking' of moisture when towing during rain. Three coats of the CPES penetrated & sealed the wood, preventing more moisture from entering. Mixing & applying was easy, quick, & performed great. I'll recommend it for any wood sealing job.

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this is miracle epoxy, it really does what they say
make sure you keep the cleanup solvent around

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This stuff is the top-o-the-line wood sealer. If you want to prevent or stop wood rot this is the one to use. Downsides to this product are: the fumes are stout so working in a well ventilated area is required. Avoid using this product as a sealer over filler stained wood as the CPES will soften and move the stain leaving a splotchy look.

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After stripping the paint and putty on old windows or architectural trim work I use CPES as a sealer and pre prime. It brings life back to old wood and provides great tooth for a high quality oil wood primer. I use the cold formula because throughout the year it is the most versatile. If there are repairs to do or checking or holes to fill I spot with CPES and then use Smiths filler applying while CPES is Still sticky. Same goes with priming. I don't let the CPES dry fully before priming. Prime and paint hold better and last twice plus as long. Great product.

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This product worked 100% as advertised and was perfect for fixing a rotted portion in a wooden boat. Excellent product. Good instructions as well.

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After buying first sailboat (didn't have a eval. ran on it,which I recommend first) I got it home and found out it had a wet core and it was exacerbating the spidercracking over enter deck. The instructions on Jamestown on how to use this product were excellent, and I followed to a "T". After sealing the deck holes (follow instructions) I found only 2 problems. It is better to wait until late spring/early summer to do this project (rains were a problem this year.) Other problem was that no matter how good a job you do, there will be some seapage into cabin compartment so you need to be around the boat closely to get this up before it hardens in the interior (mainly around seals on windows.) I used Interlux epoxy primer and polyurethane paints to finish deck. Had my ASA instructor tell me that the job was strong after testing it under foot. End of project, I strongly recommend this process.

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I used this as a primer sealer on teak in preparation for varnish and I worked out of doors. Due to the long setup time the weather is critical. Dew or rain could ruin your results. Using this outdoors in springtime New England could be very problematic. I managed it but not without a lot of worry! In a shop setting or under cover I think this would be an excellent product for sealing prior to varnish.

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I have restored old wooden boats for years and found that this is the best product to use on plank on batten construction to minimize the swelling and shrinking of the planks which when bedded with 5200, eliminates varnish cracking at the seams.

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If you want a wood item to last any amount of time in the elements, this is great stuff to use! It really does soak in to the porous part of the wood and seal it from water. It'll help paint stick a lot better too. For maximum protection of wood, I use a coat of straight epoxy set onto the green cured CPES, then follow that with paint. At that point that wood is NOT going to rot!