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Mike I heat the plug in the micro or oven till nice and warm. I use system 3 to seal, same stuff I use for my top coat. It is very thin so i have not thinned it. I like to use an exhaust fan to vent the fumes as when it hits the hot wood it smells pretty strong, after the wood cools the smell goes away quickly. Not as smelly as Eddies stuff. He sealed me some nikes a few years ago and mailed them to me a few days later and I could smell them thru the box in the mailbox outdoors , but it worked very good. IMO I think you get almost the same results with the epoxy. Mix your epoxy put on some cheap gloves and i paint it on with a cheap foam brush. This is a messy job so be aware of this. I make sure I get it in the thru hole with cheap pipe cleaners and the lip slot too. I wait several minutes and then wipe off any excess. Make sure you get excess out of lip slot and eye sockets and grommet areas as once it sets up you aren't going to get it out. I also adjust my grommet holes to accommodate the tighter fit caused by the hard epoxy. I do small batches. I hang up to dry but don't forget to take out hanging wire as it will be in there forever if you leave it in there too long. I have used this for softwoods for several years and have always like it. I don't bother using it much for AYC, which is what I mostly use. I do use it for most of my spooks, howdys though. I basically asked about it for maple, birch, as i have never done it for a hard wood, yet. Tomorrow i will try a few. Thanks guys. P.
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