How To Repair WOOD ROT and Water Damage With ABATRON

This video will show homeowners how to properly repair old rot or holes in your siding due to water damage with one simple product kit by Abatron. This home improvement play-dough looking product can help patch and repair old holes. Easy to use and this is a step by step tutorial on how to do so. From prepping the work surface, to applying liquid wood, then Wood Epoxy by Abatron, this kit will help repair any wood hole no mater what the size. You can completely transform an unsightly looking hole to its original beauty in a mater of hours. Bring Your Own Tools (BYOTools #57).

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Min0:00 - Venice Beach: Topher Mohr & Alex Elena

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[trilbyarnold]

Wish I had known about this 6 weeks ago. I'm an 80 yo woman who has been repairing and painting the exterior of my manufactured home. About 4 inches up from the bottom of the siding had rot because a workman in the past had not caulked trim boards. I covered the damage with elastimer paint and new trim boards, properly caulked, but there were places where holes remained. I filled these with plastic wood putty. The system you have shown here would have made all the repairs of damaged wood so much easier and cleaner. I will keep it in mind for the future.

[janemcgovern]

thank you, what a help! I am repairing a wooden cabinet in my garden and I will be using this product...a lifesaver...by the way, I tried to hire someone to fix the cabinet and no takers, so I am doing it and I am a 91 year old lady....your video is just what I needed.

[gordo]

Idea: incline your drill holes and the epoxy resin will not run out. Solid how to vid. Thx 😎

[JaceShoemakerGalloway]

66-year-old granny here. Just watched your video and have completed step 1 (the liquid) on a post repair! Your video was detailed, easy to follow and included some great tips not included in the paper directions. Well done!

And oh - loved the snowman!!!

[jond]

I had this kit for a few years and never used it. Just used it last week, this stuff is awesome. I bought another one again. It really works!!

[foggygoggle]

I use the rot fix system and its very similar . One thing i do different, i'll coat wood chunks and wooden dowel rods to incorporate with the putty. It saves a lot of material.

[acgensler]

Just bought my first home and there are a few areas of wood rot such as this - this video is so easy to follow and I've ordered by kit off amazon so I can try to do some minor fixes on our next string of sunny days. Thank you for this, as for those of us without carpentry tools and skills-> this is probably going to (no joke) save me at least $1, 000 from our local handy man companies (much less having a contractor come out to do the fixes). Thank you!

[Imwright]

There is a product used in the boating industry that is a water thin epoxy. It penetrates extremely well. I’ve used it and it will soak into rotten wood and turn it into a rock. Soapy water instead of wd40 would be better and not leave a residue that might prevent paint from sticking as well as it should.

[doc]

I’ve used a similar product for a rotted door jam. When they installed the door they never put in Z flashing. Removing the entire jamb was a huge job. I was in no mood. I bought a spray hardner and the stuff worked well. I built out the opening then used the epoxy mix. It’s been four years and it still looks brand new.

[Happygal]

I need to find me a man that knows how to make repairs like that!
Great video! Thank you!

[paulsmith]

I've used automotive plastic filter(Bondo) and exterior construction adhesive in caulk tubes. Both worked great.

[SuperRogers]

Thanks for your video showing this product. I will be looking to purchase it for my house. Do think WD40, even though it does smooth out the surface when using a spreader, it surely must compromise the strength somewhat as it mixes in. I have a log house and when trying to apply the chinking, I use alcohol. this does the same thing and evaporates fully leaving no residue. This also works great when running beads of caulk. I like to tool the bead with my finger so I fill a small cup with alcohol and dip my finger in it, then smooth out the bead. It slides so well without pulling the product.

[gregeoryl]

I would never have imagined this. I always replaced full boards, other than one time, trying wood hardener. I wound up tearing out the treated boards and replacing.

[brucecampbell]

To match your rough surface wood texture after you apply and smooth out your repair patch material you can use a piece of cedar board or if you’re using T111 siding you can use a scrap piece of the siding. Put a piece of wax paper over your board and screw it down on the surface over your repair patch area, around the corner if you want, to square it up. It will leave all the new material put in there with the same wood grain texture that you have on the surface of the board you’re attaching to it.

[Cpt_Guirk]

There are wood grain tools that you can run across the surface when it's wet to simulate wood grain. Good video.

[reeceg]

I did the same today on my fascia corner. I used builders bog. Easy to mix, hardened in 20 minutes ready for sanding and simply used a spray can to touch up the paint. Looks like new

[johndowney]

I agree with retired independent. You always cut away the bad stuff. As a home inspector I always recommend the complete board be replaced.

[mickeygallo]

Any time a fix makes it even better is the most satisfying thing ever.

[efunkyman]

I'm quite sure to run into or create additional problems trying to repalce the facia and soffit under the gutter, so this option works perfectly for me.

Find the water breach location, seal that, and apply this kit.

Thank you!

[jennlizzy]

THANK YOU‼I have repaired, or at least made an attempt, which went badly, my door jambs on my house. The south side of my New Mexico house gets a rotation of 100 degree summer sun, monsoon rains, hail, and freezing. This wood putty product may be my final fix. Stucco walls makes door replacement so tricky and expensive. 🤞that the wood fix kit gets it done for me. Thnx.