"Cindy" wrote in message
.. .
We just put our home on the market and we noticed that the casing around
the
front door is rotted. There's quite a hole in part of it that I could
probably
fill and repaint.

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Min-Wax makes a hardener and a filler which I have used several times with
very good results. You must first clen out the most rotted material before
adding the hardener. Then, a two part epoxy filler is used.

By casing I'm understanding that you mean the trim around the sides and top,
and *not* the doorsill, aka threshold (the horizontal piece which you step
on as you enter). The above repair will be best on the threshold but if the
trim is deteriorated to the edges it will be just as easy and not expensive
to replace.

It certainly can be primed and then topcoat painted. It is sort of a yucky
tan color when cured. Very stable. If you need to duplicate any profiles
the product is workable with sandpaper to give the shape and finish desired.
Avoid large lumps or points (like the top of a soft-serve ice creame cone)
It is more time consuming but easier to add a bit more to fill low spots
than to gob it on and try to sand it back to form. Like I said, it's
actually easier to replace the trim but this does work and will last.

"Cindy" wrote in message
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"Cindy" wrote in message
...
We just put our home on the market and we noticed that the casing around
the
front door is rotted. There's quite a hole in part of it that I could
probably
fill and repaint.

snip

Min-Wax makes a hardener and a filler which I have used several times with
very good results. You must first clen out the most rotted material
before
adding the hardener. Then, a two part epoxy filler is used.

By casing I'm understanding that you mean the trim around the sides and
top,
and *not* the doorsill, aka threshold (the horizontal piece which you step
on as you enter). The above repair will be best on the threshold but if
the
trim is deteriorated to the edges it will be just as easy and not
expensive
to replace.



Thanks for the info. It's not rotten on the doorsill, just in the center
of one
of the trim pieces on the front of the house next to the door jamb. Can
the
Min-Wax product be painted? Is it clear or colored?

Thanks,

Cindy


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In article , C & E says...


"Cindy" wrote in message
. ..
We just put our home on the market and we noticed that the casing around
the
front door is rotted. There's quite a hole in part of it that I could
probably
fill and repaint.

snip

Min-Wax makes a hardener and a filler which I have used several times with
very good results. You must first clen out the most rotted material before
adding the hardener. Then, a two part epoxy filler is used.

By casing I'm understanding that you mean the trim around the sides and top,
and *not* the doorsill, aka threshold (the horizontal piece which you step
on as you enter). The above repair will be best on the threshold but if the
trim is deteriorated to the edges it will be just as easy and not expensive
to replace.



Thanks for the info. It's not rotten on the doorsill, just in the center of one
of the trim pieces on the front of the house next to the door jamb. Can the
Min-Wax product be painted? Is it clear or colored?

These guys have some great products for this sort of thing:

http://www.rotdoctor.com/

I've used the CPES and the epoxy filler on a similar problem with
good results.

--
Keith