Long-Term Evaluation of the Effects of Surface Impregnation of Wood with Reactive Resins. Part 1 - Beech Wood

Abstract

The paper briefly presents the principle, the opportunities, and limits of the ‘surface impregnation’ of wood with reactive resins, focussing on the results of a long-term evaluation of the efficiency of such a wood improvement procedure. This evaluation was done after a period of 27 months of exposure of the samples outdoors, out of ground contact in a modified L-joint test. The samples were treated with three different reactive resins, preserved with a biocide primer, and coated with an alkyd white paint.