I've used Git-Rot for what it was designed and have no reason tobelieve it
didn't do a goodjob (repairs to a boat, and later window frames in a house,
both prior to sale of each), so I have a good respect for the product.

However, I did try finding a different use that did not work, and I suspect
you would too. I found it did not set up hard. Perhaps, soaked into wood, it
is formulated to set up to a hardness comparable to wood.

Some years ago I was trying to make a custom canvas snap fitting. I tried to
make use of the low viscosity of the Git-Rot to flow into the back side of a
snap base after I had first placed a machine screw head into the cavity. A
day or so later, I could pull them apart with my fingers.
Can youslip a strip of wood in there after the GitRot cures ?

"Bill" wrote in message
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I know this is a boating forum but most of the posts I've seen on Git-
Rot seem to be be in the boating arena so here goes.

Does Git-Rot harden without being soaked into wood like a normal
epoxy??

What I'm dealing with is an RV that has some rotted frame members in
the overhang above the cab. I've removed most of the really bad wood
and will be drying out the rest over the next week or so with a
humidifier. I was thinking of soaking all of the remaining wood with
Git-Rot to stabilize it then replacing the missing structual members
or sistering in new frame parts if the pieces are still there but not
as strong as I think they should be. All this is well and good except
that the skin of the camper was placed over 1/4 paneling and nailed or
screwed through into the frame. I had to remove much of the 1/4
paneling and now have a 1/4 inch gap between many of the frame members
and the aluminum skin. What I was thinking of doing is filling that
gap with an epoxy so it will bond the skin to the frame and fill in
the gaps so I wont have holes if the skin gets pushed up by wind when
I'm driving. My first thought was to use Git-Rot to soak the wood and
then another type of epoxy to do the filling, I'd have to find one
with a high viscosity so I can pour it into the cavities and let it
flow under the frame. I figure that if I pour a 1/2 inch of epoxy
that is should do what I need. I then got to thinking that maybe Git-
Rot might be all that I need, I could cover all of the bad wood and
then keep filling in the cavities until it stopped being absorbed and
puddled but I wasn't sure if it would cure hard enough or bond to the
aluminum.

Anyone have experience with something light this using Git-Rot??



Bill