On Jan 15, 9:13*am, "Gypsy Moth" wrote:
Several years ago, a repair guy took care of a small area of rotted wood on
an exterior window sill by gouging out the rotted area and filling with some
sort of bondo-like wood filler. *It seems to have held up pretty well. * Any
idea what the stuff is called and where it is available?

Thanks in advance . . .

Most box stores have the MinWax kits. They consist of a penetrating
'hardener' which is simply a high solids lacquer, and ordinary Bondo.
For small jobs, it is pricey but effective and in my experience,
pretty durable. You could probably the get same results with an oil
base polyurethane varnish allowed to soak well into the wood and
allowed to cure, then built up with standard Bondo. Use whatever
filler hardener seems appropriate, red, white, or clear. Best
selection will be found at auto body supply stores, Farm and Fleet,
and similar outlets. Study up a bit on autobody filler tools and
techniques if you have any large fussy detailed areas to repair.

Joe