SMITH & CO
WOOD RESTORATION PRODUCTS
The original GENUINE Smith's brand of wood restoration products
Fill-It™ Epoxy Filler
A non-sag epoxy filler for restoration of wood.
Smith's Fill-It Epoxy Filler represents a breakthrough in the technology of filling compounds. Through the use of advanced hydrogen bonding technology, we have produced a high strength, light weight, non-sagging, easily sanded epoxy filler. It consists of an epoxy resin and a curing agent which is derived from natural wood resins, and so is very compatible with wood.
The two components are designed to mix one to one by volume. When mixed they become a gel which may be faired and worked to a feather edge. After one to two hours in moderate weather it begins to harden, and cures overnight. As soon as it does not gum up the paper it may be sanded, and primers or paints applied. It is easily carved or drilled, and screws may be driven into pilot holes without cracking. It has sufficient compressive strength that it maybe be used to fill defects in ferrocement boat hulls, and sufficient flexibility that it is suitable for wooden beams, windows and sills, doors or other parts of wood buildings as well as wood or fiberglass boat hull repair.
Color Matching Kit
Application
In order to ensure good adhesion of Smith's Fill-It Epoxy Filler to a surface, the first application should be a thin film smeared forcefully against the surface. An additional quantity may then be applied to build up to the required thickness.
The uncured material may be tooled smooth and level by placing a clean new piece of clear 4-mil or 6-mil polyethylene sheet over the uncured material and using a squeegee or other tool to smooth the filler through the plastic.
Leave the plastic film in place until the filler has cured, when the plastic film may easily be peeled off. In order to ensure adhesion of whatever primer or paint is to be applied next, it is recommended that Smith's Fill-It Epoxy Filler be sanded before painting.
The two components of Smith's Fill-It Epoxy Filler are slightly different colors in order to aid in mixing. The mixed color is off-white. Custom colors of Smith's Fill-It may be provided in a sixty gallon minimum order.
COLOR MATCHING
The color of Smith's Fill-It Epoxy Filler, when cured, is an off-white that will yellow somewhat on exposure. Should it be desired to match the color of wood, this material can easily be changed to match any wood.
Natural wood colors range from yellow to red to tan to brown to grey or black. All these shades can be obtained by various combinations of only four color pigments: white, red, yellow and black. Dry powder pigments which are fully compatible with our products (universal liquid color concentrates are not) are available from Smith & Co.
Smith's Fill-It parts A and B should be mixed together as the product instructions recommend. Then, as each pigment is added, color will develop with mixing. Continue mixing until no further color change is seen with continued mixing. Only then add another color pigment.
Add a small amount of dry white pigment, perhaps a tablespoon or two for a mixed quart. Next, a small amount of red or yellow may be added to approximate the red-yellow balance. Then add a little black to darken to the desired color. Then, try a little more red or yellow if needed. Should the mix be too dark, add some more white to lighten the mix. The total amount of white pigment needed may be comparable to or much more than the total amount of all the other tinting pigments, as a VERY rough guide. Very dark woods will need less white, and will usually have more red than yellow.
How it works w/ CPES
Six steps to restoration
For treating and restoring rotted wood, you need to use both components of Smith's wood restoration system, CPES and Fill-It Epoxy Filler.
01
Remove old paint and dry the wood. CPES will not work properly if the wood is waterlogged, and will not soak through old paint.
03
Saturate the wood with CPES The filler (Fill-It Epoxy Filler™) sticks better to wood treated first with the sealer.
05
The next day the Filler may be sanded to shape.
02
Clean off any loose pieces of rotten wood. CPES works best on wood that cannot be easily picked off.
04
After the solvents have evaporated (a day to a week, depending on ventilation and depth of decay), apply the filler.
06
Before painting, apply one more coat of CPES to help the paint bond better to the wood and filler.