Decades of producing high performance wood repair epoxies have put Abatron in touch with countless customers restoring wood windows.  We’ve heard thousands of stories of window repairs being made on historic homes and buildings dating back to the late 1700’s.  We were recently introduced to a niche within our niche; an element designed to protect those windows […]

Concrete is a ubiquitous building material known worldwide for its durability and success as a pedestrian surface. But what happens when years of use and exposure to the elements cause concrete to eventually fail? Businesses and homeowners have seen the dangers that cracked, missing, or uneven concrete can produce, and the liability that can follow. […]

Kenosha, Wisconsin is among the countless towns and cities that are fighting to rebuild and revitalize downtown areas that were once lively centers of retail and commerce.  Mention “The Barden Building” to Kenosha residents and many can recall fond memories of shopping at the iconic department store.  Built around the turn of the 20th century, […]

WoodEpox® is the industry leader for epoxy wood repairs.  One of the reasons WoodEpox has become so popular over the past 40 years is the incredible ease with which it can be finished.  It sands like a dream, plays nicely with just about every woodworking tool, and accepts virtually any type of paint or stain […]

Owning a home comes with an extensive list of expected maintenance, repairs, and general chores. When the unexpected occurs, knowing about the right tools to address those challenges makes life just a little bit easier. Finding a stone sill laying on the ground can certainly be classified as unexpected, but with the right products, it’s […]

Sometimes old-house dreams really do come true. Gina Bellous grew up in the Westchester neighborhood in Los Angeles, building and playing with miniature doll houses and dreaming of the day that she’d own her own “life-size” doll house. Even at a young age, she had an eye for architecture and she was drawn to the […]

How do you replicate a model like this frog corbel? By learning the art of molding and casting. With a little guidance and practice, creating molds and castings can be a fun and satisfying craft. Abatron offers mold making products and several casting compounds that allow users to create architectural and artistic reproductions with striking […]

Abatron’s products are often put to use to restore historic or treasured structures. At other times, using restoration products to repair rather than replace just makes good financial sense. It’s remarkable how much money you can save with the right products and a little know-how. Marco Caporaso offers a salient example of this in the […]

Abatron isn’t widely known for cleaning products, but we have one that we love, and we think that you will too. Rust Remover makes light work of removing even the most stubborn rust stains. It reacts chemically with rust to dissolve the stains into visible salts that can be easily scrubbed or wiped away. Some […]

Nature can be an inspiring muse. What some might overlook can give others the enthusiasm to create. When Marco Caporaso found a large slab of 2000+ year old pecky cypress, he saw a beautiful tabletop residing within the ancient wood. Pecky cypress is known by the telltale holes left over the years by wood-boring insects. […]

How do building owners replicate architectural elements unique to their historic properties without a huge investment in research and expense?  One way is to take advantage of Abatron’s full-service Mold and Casting Shop. Our in-house team applies years of experience using Abatron’s mold-making products and a variety of casting compounds to create three-dimensional reproductions with […]

In 2009, each of the 650+ windows on the Milwaukee Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse was examined, evaluated and carefully restored. Abatron products, LiquidWood® and WoodEpox®, were used extensively in that process in order to help maintain and preserve the building’s original materials and architectural elements. Ten years later, the restoration efforts at this Milwaukee […]