 wood preservation (by 6x6 [TN]) Aug 31, 2026 9:32 PM
 wood preservation (by Ken [NY]) Aug 31, 2026 10:02 PM
wood preservation (by Robert J [CA]) Sep 1, 2026 7:13 AM
wood preservation (by Robert J [CA]) Sep 1, 2026 7:13 AM
wood preservation (by NE [PA]) Sep 1, 2026 8:04 AM
wood preservation (by Jason [VA]) Sep 1, 2026 8:05 AM
wood preservation (by Mapleaf18 [NY]) Sep 1, 2026 8:22 AM
wood preservation (by Marv [IL]) Sep 1, 2026 9:00 AM
wood preservation (by Marv [IL]) Sep 1, 2026 9:00 AM
wood preservation (by NE [PA]) Sep 1, 2026 11:03 AM
wood preservation (by MikeA [TX]) Sep 1, 2026 6:38 PM
wood preservation (by 6x6 [TN]) Sep 1, 2026 6:56 PM
wood preservation (by Mike45 [NV]) Sep 2, 2026 3:41 PM
wood preservation (by RR78 [VA]) Sep 2, 2026 10:03 PM
wood preservation (by Salernitana [CA]) Sep 3, 2026 10:28 AM
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wood preservation (by 6x6 [TN]) Posted on: Aug 31, 2026 9:32 PM
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Have any of you old timers got a formula that you use for wood preservation?
Something that you mix up yourself to use on old barns or fence post to make them last for decades?
Thank you for your time. --73.19.xxx.xx |
wood preservation (by Ken [NY]) Posted on: Aug 31, 2026 10:02 PM
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they used to use old used oil,what you want is preservation where the post meets ground because that is where they rot off so soak a post in oil to at least that depth --98.98.xx.xxx |
wood preservation (by Robert J [CA]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 7:13 AM
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Most added wood preservatives can leach into nearby soil and hurt plants, pets and children. It is so much more responsible to purchase already treated lumber that has been dry-kiln after treatment. Before I put treated lumber in the soil, I will add a special primer/treatment to enclose and protect the lumber.
--47.156.xxx.xx |
wood preservation (by Robert J [CA]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 7:13 AM
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Most added wood preservatives can leach into nearby soil and hurt plants, pets and children. It is so much more responsible to purchase already treated lumber that has been dry-kiln after treatment. Before I put treated lumber in the soil, I will add a special primer/treatment to enclose and protect the lumber.
--47.156.xxx.xx |
wood preservation (by NE [PA]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 8:04 AM
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Definitely old oil, but it looks like hell. What are you trying to do? I clean under my vehicles and spray them with 50-50 kerosene and oil in the fall to prevent rust. --24.152.xxx.xx |
wood preservation (by Jason [VA]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 8:05 AM
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Old timers used to us half oil and half diesel, but that’ll also poison the water supply and most everything around it. --172.56.xxx.xxx |
wood preservation (by Mapleaf18 [NY]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 8:22 AM
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wood preservation (by Marv [IL]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 9:00 AM
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For fresh cuts on treated wood I use Copper Green
For fence posts I use about 12" of brushed on black roofing sealant starting just above ground level and downward. This is where posts rot out first. --98.193.xxx.xx |
wood preservation (by Marv [IL]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 9:00 AM
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For fresh cuts on treated wood I use Copper Green
For fence posts I use about 12" of brushed on black roofing sealant starting just above ground level and downward. This is where posts rot out first. --98.193.xxx.xx |
wood preservation (by NE [PA]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 11:03 AM
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The soil and water will be fine. Countless cars leak oil on highways every single day. --24.152.xxx.xx |
wood preservation (by MikeA [TX]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 6:38 PM
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If it's in the ground or touching the ground then tar, creosote is what is used on telephone poles but is generally not available to the public. If it's above the ground then oil based paint, you can also use just oil but you have to retreat it every year.
That said, the wood also is a significant factor. There is a corner post on a barbed wire fence in Missouri that my grand dad put in in 1909 that has never had a coating on it. It has his initials and the date he finished the fence carved into it. We replaced the wire that had rusted out in the 1980's. Today it's still as strong as the day he put it in. It is Hedge, Osage Orange, or Bois D Arc depending on what part of the country you are from. That wood is amazing but almost impossible to cut, it makes sparks if you cut it with a chainsaw. --99.64.xx.xx |
wood preservation (by 6x6 [TN]) Posted on: Sep 1, 2026 6:56 PM
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Thank you everyone.
I had found this and wanted to see if anyone else had ever tried it or heard of it.
www.facebook.com/reel/1664415471511644
Just not sure about an Amish guy being on FB. --73.19.xxx.xx |
wood preservation (by Mike45 [NV]) Posted on: Sep 2, 2026 3:41 PM
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Like Marv, I try to use Henry's black roofing tar. I don't brush it on, I dip the post into a half-empty five gallon bucket. --71.38.xxx.xx |
wood preservation (by RR78 [VA]) Posted on: Sep 2, 2026 10:03 PM
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Always been an oil-based roofing tar for us. And about 3" above grade or dirt level.
Make a good 50 year post even in low grade wet yards --73.99.xxx.xxx |
wood preservation (by Salernitana [CA]) Posted on: Sep 3, 2026 10:28 AM
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I second mapleleaf18's recommendation of "tung oil." I purchased clear and stained versions from Real Milk Paint (RMP). It took weeks to dry/cure but solved my renovation/preservation projects.
Best of luck and please share what happens if you can.
--98.51.xx.xxx |
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