On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:56:32 -0600, Wayne Whitney
wrote:

On 2005-11-27, jim evans wrote:

I intend to saturated the bottom edge with antifreeze to kill/stop
the rot, then prime and paint it.

My understanding is that antifreeze (ethylene or propylene glycol) is
used as a carrier for rot treatments, and is not itself a rot
treatment. For example, TimBor is basically boric acid with
antifreeze.

I'd use Tim-Bor or Bora-care depending on whether you've
sanded first. (Isn't Timbor a powder?) That will not only
kill the existing mold/fungus, it will inhibit future
growth, too. And it's less likely to result in squirrels
eating the side of your house, and then crawling into
the bathroom vent to die.