Bondo Rotted 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

Used this on a RV water leak on a Lance camper overhang, right under the water-heater. After stripping away the paper which revealed a delaminated plywood area. I took away the 1st layer which left a decent wood area to treat.The Bondo was thin like a solvent, penetrated the soft wood and hardened into resin/wood surface. It didn't bond the separated plywood together. I used construction cement to do that. 1st time user, I should have poured out small amounts in another dish. I used a 1" brush which hardened and had to be tossed. After the 1st coat and the next morning I noticed the Bondo restorer started to turn. I used up the rest not wanting it to thicken up on me. My can was good and the solvent/resin easy to work with. I went through 2 brushes. My end results were good and I was able to fix the area with having to cut out and replace the wood. It's a little spendy -*

This stuff is great. Dig out the loose rot and paint this stuff on about 5 or 6 coats before filling in with the Bondo wood filler. This is my second can and all of the previous repairs have stood up very well. This is a great option where ripping out the wood and replacing with new is just too much work or simply not feasible.

Works just like I wanted it to. Dries fast and hard after a couple of coats.

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.

Pricy, but very effective.

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.