PC-Masonry Epoxy Adhesive Paste, Two-Part Repair, 32 oz in Two Jars, Gray 73209

I just restored two concrete urn style planters that have been in my family for over 45 years. The bases of them were deteriorating. One had an entire corner broken off and the other one had two corners gone and the rock and concrete falling out of the bottom of the base from deterioration. The vase part of the planters was fine, but the bases were in dire need of repair. I decided to try this stuff. It is great to work with and set up hard as concrete. Though very easy to work with, be sure to keep tight fitting vinyl gloves handy so you can smooth with your finger or work the epoxy if you need to. I kept a small plastic bowl with some rubbing alcohol (that's all I had available) next to me as I did the work. The alcohol will break down the epoxy a little bit so you don't want to use it until it has started to set up good and then just barely dab your gloved finger and you can smooth and work it how you need to. I had such big hunks to build out that I did my project over a few days. I could manage an inch or so thickness at a time though. I would let that cure for the day and build on it again the next day until I got the bases built out to their normal size. There is no sag when working with small amounts and very little when working with bigger blobs of it. I just kept my eye on it as it cured and lifted or worked it softly with just barely a touch of alcohol to get it back in place. The alcohol just keeps it from sticking to your vinyl glove. The alcohol is great for cleaning the epoxy off of your spatula. I just used a plastic spackling spatula for applying and cardboard to mix the epoxy on. I also had an unused paint stick that I rubbed a little alcohol on and put up against it to form my straight edge for the base. I left it for over 30 minutes before carefully removing it and then I just barely smoothed it with a gloved alcohol finger and it all worked out great. The product is gooey in the beginning and tacky as it is curing. As you use the epoxy, you will get a feel for how many minutes you need to wait to really be able to work it how you want it. It's a great product. I am really proud of how the planters turned out. I really never thought it was possible for them to look this good again. They have been in the family for so long, I definitely wanted to be able to save them. Thanks to this epoxy, I was able to.

This stuff is great. I used it to repair a crack in my basement floor where water was seeping in and it stopped the leak. I also used it to repair my steps where salt had corroded the concrete so badly it was chipping and a big chunk had actually broken off. Not much time has passed since then, so I’ll see how it goes with that. It’s been at least 3 years for my basement floor. What’s great about this stuff is it’s easy to spread into small cracks. I just use a putty knife. This stuff actually has a little bit of flex to it, so it’s perfect for areas where temperature changes can cause stuff to shift a little. It’s pretty expensive. But this 32 oz set I bought has been sitting for almost 3 years and it was still good. It was sealed of course. I’m ordering more to repair a couple other spots. It dries fairly quickly, but it doesn’t tend to run or drip as far as I can tell. It takes about 4 hours to get hard enough to walk on I’d say. I’d recommend wearing gloves, but I got it all over my hands and had no trouble cleaning up and no adverse reactions. With other epoxy I’ve had significant skin reactions that were painful, not with this stuff. My patch isn’t pretty, but I don’t care too much about that. It could have been prettier but this stuff ain’t cheap. I can definitely see using this stuff on a variety of surfaces. But it works well on concrete.

After looking through many products (almost all available in the United Kingdom but not here) and speaking to customer service at Rutland telling me they used to make such a product for repairing bricks I ordered PB Epoxy in the two jars that mixed provide 32 ounces of epoxy. You can see in the photos what the seven or so bricks looked like prior to the repair, what tools I used, what the seven or so bricks looked like after the repair and what the seven or so bricks looked like after painting. NOTES – I applied it the first time at 70F and the second time at 85F. Based on this I decided to pick the 70F time of day because it is easier to apply. I found this material is easy to mix, has at least the advertised working time and cures as stated. Keep in mind their different sizes are NOT the same product. They list them all on their website in a chart to show the strength of each sized product and they are all different. I used no bonder before putting on this epoxy. I used approximately 2/3rds of the product. When dried I opted to sand it rough and sprayed it with Krylon Red Oxide Primer. Steps 1 – Remove loose crumbling bits of brick with light taps of a cold chisel and hammer 2 – Remove what bits are left with a stiff brush 3 – Put on gloves 4 – Open Part A White 5 – Take a glob of Part A with the painters’ tool and place it on a piece of cardboard 6 – Close Part A 7 – Wipe the painters’ tool with a paper towel 8 – Clean the painters’ tool with mineral spirits 9 – Open Part B Black 10 – Take a glob of Part B with the painters’ tool and place it next to Part A on the cardboard 11 – Close Part B 12 – Mix Part A and Part B on the cardboard until uniformly gray in color 13 – Apply using the painters’ tool to the brick (no worry about getting it perfectly even of filled in yet) 14 – Wipe whatever got on mortar or anything else with your finger or a paper towel 15 – Wipe the painters’ tool with a paper towel 16 – Clean the painters’ tool with mineral spirits 17 – Let the epoxy dry about four (4) hours 18 – Sand epoxy to make it rougher 19 – Repeat steps 3 to 18 until you are happy with the smoothness 20 – Use painters’ tape (not in pictures but the blue stuff) to mask in each brick 21 – Spray paint epoxy