Interesting repair. I used exactly the same technique on my chairs, but used epoxy resin for the filling. This set slowly over a period of about 24 hours and had no air bubbles. Otherwise pretty similar.
@@garryb8081yes, but give it a good 24 to 48 hours. I was able to sand it and paint it with cuprinol to match the wood. The repair is now invisible and I don't have to worry about the legs sitting on damp ground.
The acetone dissolves the perspex to form a liquid. When you pour the liquid onto the rotten wood, the rotten wood absorbs the acetone/perspex liquid and then the acetone evaporates, leaving the the perspex behind. Once the acetone has evaporated, the rotten wood becomes very solid. You can pour more of the acetone/perspex liquid to even up the surface of the end of the leg.
Interesting repair. I used exactly the same technique on my chairs, but used epoxy resin for the filling. This set slowly over a period of about 24 hours and had no air bubbles. Otherwise pretty similar.
Hi Chris, does the resin set quite hard, thinking of repairing a garden bench that has the same rotten wood on two of the legs.
@@garryb8081yes, but give it a good 24 to 48 hours. I was able to sand it and paint it with cuprinol to match the wood. The repair is now invisible and I don't have to worry about the legs sitting on damp ground.
How long do you soak the plexiglass in the acetone?
Depends on how much you are trying to dissolve - probably about 24 hours at 10⁰C
You lost me at "add Perspex to acetone" I’ll stick to the old fashioned way I think👍🏼
The acetone dissolves the perspex to form a liquid. When you pour the liquid onto the rotten wood, the rotten wood absorbs the acetone/perspex liquid and then the acetone evaporates, leaving the the perspex behind. Once the acetone has evaporated, the rotten wood becomes very solid. You can pour more of the acetone/perspex liquid to even up the surface of the end of the leg.