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How to decide....small area of rot...cut out or repair?

Discussion in 'Roof/Floor Repair & Maintenance' started by k-t-did, Jan 31, 2020.

  1. Jan 31, 2020 #1
    k-t-did

    k-t-did Active Member

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    I am restoring a vintage fiberglass weirdo-pop up. There are threads in the vintage and the restoration forums. Pic of it is my profile pic.

    The floor is super solid. I found only one super small area of rot at the rear right corner. The area is about 8x3"...not even a full square foot. It does not seem to affect the structural integrity of the popup, and will not be an area where anyone will walk. (it's in a little storage area under a bench). The lift mechanism does not "push" off the floor like a typical PUP. It's a spring loaded device, so nothing is pushing against the wood.

    What would you do? Try to cut it out and patch a new piece of wood, or fill it with that epoxy/wood repair stuff...I forget the name.
     
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    xxxapache

    xxxapache Well-Known Member

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    I would use Git Rot
     
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    Snow

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    For an area that small, in a non critical area, I would try some of the stuff xxxapache mentioned or similar, first.. if it doesn't work or the rot gets worse, then I would cut it out and replace it..
     
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    xxxapache

    xxxapache Well-Known Member

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    I have done a homemade Git Rot approach. I got a syringe from the farm store and injected Minwax Helmsman spar urethane in a piece of plywood that had some water damage.
     
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    Raycfe

    Raycfe Waterford Ct.

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    A wood patch would require some kind of support ... treating the wood or using metal sounds like good ideas to me.
     
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    Arruba

    Arruba Active Member Gold Supporting Member

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    Looking at your photos, and if the wood is not totally decimated, for where the spot is I’d try epoxy first. If that fails then try patching. GITROT is a popular product. Another popular here in the NW is The Rot Doctor CPES. I fairly confident West Marine also has a penetrating epoxy. As mentioned, the key is getting it into the wood.

    Good luck.
     
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    KampFish

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    Can Git Rot be used from underneath the camper to seal OSB? I have small corner rot that I can't reach from inside the pup.
     
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    xxxapache

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    You can give it try by going to the farm store and buying a needle and syringe and injecting it into the damaged area first and the painting on a final coat with a thin brush


    If you do not want to invest in Git Rot, you can buy Minwax Wood Hardener at Lowes/Home Depot and inject it. I recently repaired an area of water damaged plywood subfloor in an out building. I drilled tiny holes and injected the wood hardener. It seemed to do a good job.
     
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