My Lanai San Mateo Tiki is in need of serious repair! Can you help me help him?! - General Tiki

TD TIKI DAVID Member North Coast/ DEAD Joined: Apr 07, 2004 Posts: 1961	TD TIKI DAVID Posted posted on Wed, May 28, 2008 2:00 PM stabilize the tiki. meaning if it is dry rot on the bottom clean it out.go to the marine store,get some thing called git-rot. READ THE DIRECTIONS. it is like fiber glass resin,but it sets up real slow,giving it time to soak in . drys as hard as a rock.by the way this should be done upside down.after it drys ,a couple days, drill 2 holes in the bottom for 2 large dowells,that will go into a base big enough to give it a stable base. exposeing about 6-8 in. between the bottom of the tiki and the base. i hope you can picture what i am talking about .i am sure you seen what i mean at museums and such.it gives the look of preservation and not restoration ,if you know what i mean. good luck

stabilize the tiki. meaning if it is dry rot on the bottom clean it out.go to the marine store,get some thing called git-rot. READ THE DIRECTIONS. it is like fiber glass resin,but it sets up real slow,giving it time to soak in . drys as hard as a rock.by the way this should be done upside down.after it drys ,a couple days, drill 2 holes in the bottom for 2 large dowells,that will go into a base big enough to give it a stable base. exposeing about 6-8 in. between the bottom of the tiki and the base. i hope you can picture what i am talking about .i am sure you seen what i mean at museums and such.it gives the look of preservation and not restoration ,if you know what i mean. good luck

Post #383021 by TIKI DAVID on Wed, May 28, 2008 2:00 PM