Posted on 10/15/2021 2:04:53 PM PDT by knarf
I've got some deck and fence repair work that was at one time, sealed (unsatisfactorily, imo) with a Thompson's water based sealer and I want to seal the repair AND do over the entire job.
I remember being stationed in Korea, and a wooden deck area where a lot of diesel got sloshed never seemed to be affected by rain or snow.
Does anyone have any experiences with diesel or another petro product that doesn't cost an arm and a leg ?
I don't care about color, oder or volatility ... the job is not a danger to me or others ... I just want to seal it.
The water based Thompson's is crap, imo
I used something on a very weathered deck that made it look almost new again.
Flood CWF-UV Wood Finish.
I used the clear, but they have other stain colors.
Thompson’s is crap. It is basically just paraffin.
Diesel works fine for me and I use it on trailer decking all the time. It does not seal so much but it does protect. ATF is a wonder fluid for me so if I want to jazz up the diesel I put some of that in the mix!
Used ATF is one of the best tool rust inhibitors ever.
Good stuff, used it on my 1776 Capes cedar siding for years.
Get the clear.
You can use it on your garden tools and anything else wood.
Good ole Linseed oil woks wonders too if you not sitting on it, and cheap.
We should have a weekly thread similar to the weekly gardening thread where DIYers can ask for advice and suggestions, tool tips, product reviews, etc.
You using hard or soft wood?
Back in the day you could buy coal tar creosote by the 50 gallon drum. Worked great. Then along came the EPA and banned the commercial sale.
I have used tar sealer, like you put on a driveway and it works pretty good.
If you have time to soak the posts or boards diesel anti gonna hurt it. Might do the trick.
Try mixing Gorilla Glue (the brown polyurethane glue) with a solvent such as Xylene, MEK, or Acetone (depending on how quickly you want it to dry). About 10% Gorilla Glue and 90% solvent by weight.
When thinned with a solvent like this, it won’t foam up and it will make a nice coating.
Trex deck. Just sayin’. šš
Also do not use alcohol to thin Gorilla Glue, it won’t cure.
“We should have a weekly thread similar to the weekly gardening thread where DIYers can ask for advice and suggestions, tool tips, product reviews, etc.”
Sounds like an idea!
A good way to spread knowledge and retain what you know. If you get something going put me on the list.
https://ourfirsthorse.com/2007/05/treating-the-barn-with-diesel-and-transmission-fluid/
You want to soak something attached to your home in diesel fuel? I am not sure your insurance guy would approve.
I have seen it used on detached wood (retaining walls and the like.). But the deck on your home? Pay the extra for a good sealer and be done with it.
The best I have used is called “Australian Tree Oil” and found at home improvement places. This stuff is great, it seals and gives a nice stain, even on new pressure treated lumber. No other stain/preservative that I know of will do this. It comes in several shades.
I go back over the deck once a year with a roller. Not essential but keeps it looking good.
If you’ve got a worn deck, there are products that fill in cracks and splits and goes on like a ceramic coating. You can squeeze out a few more years with it.
i’ve been researching about making pressure treated lumber...
diesel fuel mixed with used engine oil is recommended...
there are youtube videos about the subject...
Anyone know what to do with about 3 gallons of stale gas?
Thompson water seal is crap. I stripped deck railing and used Cabot semi solid. That stuff looks and protects fabulous.
I’ve been thinking of spraying the underside of my car with diesel fuel. Will that work to slow down rust formation?
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