pt Minwax 41700 High Performance Quick Dry Wood Hardener

I had a lot of rotted 2 x 4 hand rail ends on my OLD deck. This was a prep as recommended before using "Wood-epox" filler.

Works great

Use all year along with no issues. Is a little messy if you are not carful. Ware gloves and in the open air to avoid the fumes.

I've used this product a few times. It's good stuff. It's not miracle stuff by any means but it does harden questionable wood.

In my opinion, this is the best wood restoration product on the market today. I bought a can of this and then I purchased two more. I recently purchased 5 on top of that.This product has the same smell and consistency of really thin model glue. Make sure that all wood that can break off or flake off is removed and the area cleaned. Ensure that your area has proper ventilation. Wear rubber gloves and spread it with a sponge by squeezing generous amounts over the compromised wood.This produce quickly penetrates the smallest pores, holes, and cracks and hardens like a rock. It will provide a solid foundation for adding structural wood resin when filling small areas that are missing wood. It can be primed and painted following a cure time of 2-4 hours. I would wait 24 hours just to be safe but 2-4 hours is sufficient.I have used this to shore small areas of water damaged plywood when replacing siding. Cedar siding is expensive. Why tear away all that siding to replace a whole sheet of plywood when only a small area is damaged? This is perfect for a DIY-er dealing with time and/or budget constraints. Please let me know if you have any questions.

I had a couple of boards on my wooden deck that had rotted around the end screws leaving crumbled wood. I used this to stabilize and harden the wood around the screws and it worked great. Not a permanent fix but since the rest of the boards were sound it will help the boards last another year before replacement. Great for any area where the wood is crumbing, easy to use, just apply with a brush and let it harden. A carpenter who does historical preservation where is sometimes hard to replace a wooden feature told me about this and it works.

Our 50-year-old Adirondack chairs legs had rotted where they had set in water too many years. This product made the damaged wood solid again and after a little sanding, we repainted them. They look great.

Somehow I though this has some water resistance. I know the can says to paint it, but I thought an oil based liquid hardener would have some water resistance for a short time. With the frequent rainy days this year, I have not had long enough stretches of dry days to get the wood dried, repairs dried, and then painted. The bright side is I got some on my pants and after it dried I was able to scratch it almost all off with my fingernail, no visible stain or damage left after I washed it. All three can received were dented but they are each inside its own plastic bag and there was no problem using the first can. I wish I can return the other two because they're not what I expected but these are non-returnable.