Epoxy filling deck timber imperfections

[Vernonv]

Hi All,
I just thought I would show you how I dealt with some imperfections in my decking boards.

I filled the "holes" with a mix of Epiglass HT9000 epoxy and wood flour. I made the mix a consistency that would slowly slide off the mixing stick. For the most part, this mix self levelled in the "holes".

I used 10ml syringes to measure out the epoxy (1 syringe for each part A and B). I did the mixing in disposable plastic cups and used tongue depressors to do the mixing and filling - bought a bulk pack of syringes and tongue depressors from Livingston online for something like $25 delivered (I got that tip from someone else on this forum - can't remember who, but they deserve credit).

The wood flour I got by rip sawing some of the decking boards and using the "dust". Rip sawing seemed to generate a finer dust than crosscutting. The decking was a mix of yellow stringy, tallowood, turpentine and red iron bark. I used the red iron bark to create the wood flour.

I cleaned the area first with metho. Metho degreases the area as well as bonding to water and helping to evaporating it out (good if the deck has got wet). I let it dry for an hour and then filled the imperfections.

After the epoxy had set (I normally left it a day) I sanded it flat. Then I just finished the deck as normal.

There where a couple of areas that I did AFTER I had oiled the deck and they seem to have held up.

Pic 1 - After the epoxy has set.

Pic 2 - After sanding.

Pic 3 - A few months later after the deck has been oiled and subsequently weathered.

[Larry McCully]

good one , epox filling works well, in big holes, use a clear resin mix with a green leaf inserted in the mix, fine sand with 1200 grit and you will have a clasic look.