Epoxy sealing hardwoods

[JFigliuolo]

I seal everything w/epoxy. Maple,EWP, cedar, cypress.

Pros: IT WORKS.
Cons: mess.

I have never had a plug that was epoxy sealed fail.

[Slipknot]

Paul it depends on the epoxy if it needs to be thinned or not. System three clear coat you can get away with not thinning it because it is already thin. That is how NIB seals his rock maple darters. I have done it and it does add weight to birch plugs. I think it does a nice job penetrating and sealing and also hardens it. I compare it to what propianate does.

you will see the epoxy wick right into the plug and disappear, then you put more on. It's pretty easy. I wouldn't thin envirotex or any thick epoxy, try to use something already thin.

[chrisjoe13]

"Cons: mess."

When wearing latex gloves, a plug lathered up in thinned epoxy is very slippery! Make sure to have a good grip. I dropped a plug last week while doing this. It, of course, had to hit the cup of epoxy I was pouring into. I now have a small water proof spot on my basement floor.