bondoRotted Wood Restorer, 8 fl oz., Penetrates into Spongy, Dry-rotted Wood Fibers Creating a Solid Surface, Dries clear and tack free, Water Resistant, Stainable and paintable (20131)

I used this material to repair dry rotted wood around the exterior refrigerator opening of my travel trailer. The product worked exceptionally well.Thanks to the RV manufacturing crew in Elkhart, Indiana who failed to use a putty or caulk to seal the exterior plastic weather frame around my refrigerator, water continually leaked in around the frame and rotted the wooden lower half of the exterior box of my refrigerator. Discovered years later. What a mess.After days of work to remove the soft rot and weeks to allow for drying of the remaining wetted wood, I used this product to treat and seal the wood up. It worked well. It hardened the formerly wet but solid remaining wood. Like, rock hard solid. Provided a shiny coat. To replace the missing soft wood removed on the frame, I used regular Bondo wood filler. Sanded it, then sealed the repaired areas with a tube of waterproofing 100% silicone caulk, and caulked the plastic weather frame (unlike the crew who built my RV who skipped over that important detail, not to mention puncturing the weather seal near the refrigerator with unsealed screws... so much for Made in the USA American craftsmanship on this job, that's the kind of stuff that damages our reputation).Strong chemical odor when wet, would not want to use this material in an enclosed air space without a respirator. Highly flammable when wet. No open flames nearby with this stuff. Since an RV has a gas refrigerator with a pilot light, and has electrical wiring on top of that (not to mention the water heater was below the refrigerator), all propane lines need to be depressurized with DC and AC electrical turned off in that area to avoid any static sparking mishaps. Put the Dremmel away. I kept a fire extinguisher nearby just in case something went wrong. All my work was done in an outdoor setting.Some drops of the product landed on the RV bumper and dried (it's as thin as alcohol). Shiny, clear, and cannot be removed. Be careful of it splashing or dripping on other materials. Wear old clothes that don't carry static electricity.So my recommendation on this product as a rotted wood hardener is strong. It works. Glad my high-skilled carpenter neighbor recommended it. When used with regular Bondo wood filler, it solved my RV refrigerator frame box rot problem.

We had a small spot in our motorhome with the wood seem to be giving underneath our feet so we removed the vinyl flooring and cut away all the rotted wood. When we costed it with this product and was very pleased with the results. It’s very easy to apply, very inexpensive and it dries quickly. It works very well, but it does have a rather pungent smell, and we had to open the doors and windows and put a fan on to blow the scent out of the motorhome. All in all we’re very pleased and would recommend it to others

Have been using the product for years with good results. Satisfied with the product. Would be nice if the container came more than 2/3 full like mine was. Maybe there’s a good reason for this? Room for expansion? Also, they used to include directions on the can. Now they want you to scan a QR code for directions. Inconvenient.

would buy again

I had some wood damage in my Coachman RV due to leaking tail lights. The wood behind the tail lights was soft and mushy after months of undiscovered water leakage.I had never used Bondo's Rotted Wood Restorer before, howeverthe reviews I read gave me some encouragement to try it.Carefully following the directions , I discovered not only does this product work exceptionally well, but it is amazingly easy to use.I simply followed the directions and when I checked the mushy areas that I had applied the restorer to, they were rock solid and ready for varnishing. It's been twelve months since I installed my new tail lights and fixed the rotten areas. The sections are still solid.I recently discovered another small league and I'm going to buy another can to apply all over the area that got wet ( but didnt rot) just to be safe. It's a small price to pay to ensure if the leak that I have now doesn't get sealed or returns, I won't have any damage.This product exceeded my expectations.

After one use could not get the top back off. I guess you have to do what you need to do the first use, or keep the product from the inner cap.It did good in some area but if the area is too soft it does not really work.

I was getting my mail a couple of weeks ago and noticed how bad my mailbox post looked. There was some wood that was falling apart and very spongy. I purchased this restorer and followed the instructions. It was pretty cool watching the wood soak up the liquid. I applied 6 coats and let it set. I came back the next day and it was solid as a rock. I used plastic wood filler next and filled all of the larger gaps. All of that was followed up with a thorough sanding and then primer/paint. It looks brand new. As everyone knows, you need a good foundation and this stuff hardened the existing wood making it possible to repair everything else. It's amazing stuff.

We have 50+ yr old masonite siding on an old home we r redoing. The siding was in really good shape except for some water damage and softening of the lap edges and corner areas through the years. We used a 100 grit pad sander to smooth out edges and applied Bondo wood rot restorer to the lap siding, four coats in most places. Although TEDIOUS because of the small brush, this stuff is magic to harden up the softened areas! I have now ordered $300 bucks worth to complete the edges of each lap board. I think this will extend the life of this siding for another 20 years. Wear a respirator mask cause very caustic to breathe the fumes. The shipping through this company was very fast with each reorder and arrived in good condition.