You are looking for Git Rot, a thin epoxy that soaks right into the wood
fibers. You need to drill holes to really let it soak in. Get it at West
Marine stores ( or on line ?)
I did it to the tragic mess in the rear. It takes a spongy mess and
makes it hard again, and better yet, it will never rot again.
Daisy '73 Ambassador
soule wrote:
>
> Hi all, and thanks for the information about purchasing Airstream
> parts. I'll start looking for those light covers on Monday.
>
> This morning Gwen and I were up at the crack of dawn, surveying the
> Tradewind and deciding what to do first. After a couple of hours of
> general cleaning, we got ambitionus and decided to remove the carpet.
> As a result, we had a close-up-and-personal look at the plywood floor.
> There was one wet spot near the door, but it must be of recen vintage
> because it appears that the wood will be OK once it drys out. There is
> also one very small spot of old rot near the wall at the left front.
> Nothing to worry about, I don't think.
>
> Questoins: Now that we have virtually the whole floor exposed, does it
> make sense to seal it before we replace the carpet? If so, what do you
> recommend? For the small spots of rot, I seem to remember an epoxy
> product that is used to restore antique houses. As I recall, it works
> by soaking completely into the rotted wood, and is said to produce a
> very sound result. Has anyone tried this on an Airstream floor? Did it
> work? What did you use? Once we deal with the floor, does anyone have
> a particular recommendation for carpet?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Lincoln
>
> 1977 Tradewind
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