best way to fight wood rot

akward_silence91 · Member Joined: Feb 14, 2008 Posts: 17

is epoxy good enough or do you need something else. apparently, at a nearby pet store, the owner says that epoxy isn't enough and will rot in a year and he says to use tarp or pond liner for the bottom and sides of the cage. I'm thinking "Thats going to look retarded." Any suggestions and is he right or wrong?

txrepgirl · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:17 am Post subject:

I just googled this up.I don't think it would be a good idea to use epoxy.But I also understand that you don't want to use the tarp.I wouldn't either.Go to Homedepot or Lowes and ask them for a NON TOXIC sealant and to make sure take that info and google it up before you buy it.Hope that helps.

http://www.dhs.ca.gov/OHB/HESIS/epoxy.htm#HOW_DO_EPOXIES_ENTER_AND_AFFECT_YOUR_BODY

Even when you would use epoxy it will not stop future problems ( it's at the bottom ).

http://www.alsnetbiz.com/homeimprovement/woodrot_repair.html

This might help.

http://www.timbersilwood.com/pdf/timbersil-popsci-award.pdf

akward_silence91 · Member Joined: Feb 14, 2008 Posts: 17

wow, ok. So timbersil. except i already put one coat of the epoxy on. imo, mixing the epoxy resin that unreacted i agree is not good for you, but reacted and hardened i thought was fine. and boric acid sounds like you use that on already damaged wood. What do you use to protect it from the beggining?

worldeater · Respected Member Joined: Mar 06, 2008 Posts: 578

i've heard wonderfull things about drylock a masonery waterproofing paint.

also heard of people taking their inclosures to line-x or rhino liner and having them spreyed with a layer of plastic truck bed liner.

eventually i will be perminantly sealing an expensive tank so i needed info on this as well.

as it is now my big cheap tank isn't going to last a year, it's big, like allmost 8'X5' but it's made with particle board, and the humidity is slowly eating the tank alive. i used 4 can of polyurithane inside the tank, but that stuff is just getting gouges scratched out of it by my boys razer sharp claws.
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txrepgirl · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject:

When we are going to build our outside enclosure we are going to use this.Hope that helps.

http://www.valhalco.com/

akward_silence91 · Member Joined: Feb 14, 2008 Posts: 17

oh yeah, forgot to mention, unless this is obvious, I'm using marine epoxy, for like boats and stuff.