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Autstrailian Timber Oil on cedar: lots of mold
My composite deck has cedar rails, for esthetic reasons. I know, I know, don't bust on me. I've treated the rails with Austrailian Timber Oil, which did a wonderful job at keeping a red hue while showing all of the grain. Problem is, mold has grown on it like crazy. Could I add fungicide to it? ATO is an odd beast and supposedly cannot even take a tint added to it. Or should I just punt ATO entirely and go with Cabbot, like everyone else in the world seems to like for outdoor stuff ? |
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Autstrailian Timber Oil on cedar: lots of mold
On Jun 7, 9:02 am, "Thomas G. Marshall"
. com wrote: My composite deck has cedar rails, for esthetic reasons. I know, I know, don't bust on me. I love cedar. I don't love what you have to do to cedar to keep it looking new. Horizontal surfaces directly exposed to the elements are the toughest. You may want to look into replacing the rails with a composite that looks like cedar. You'll save yourself a lot of maintenance work and they'll look better for a lot longer. I've treated the rails with Austrailian Timber Oil, which did a wonderful job at keeping a red hue while showing all of the grain. Problem is, mold has grown on it like crazy. I've read that the oils themselves are what the mold likes. Two-edged sword. Could I add fungicide to it? ATO is an odd beast and supposedly cannot even take a tint added to it. Or should I just punt ATO entirely and go with Cabbot, like everyone else in the world seems to like for outdoor stuff ? http://www.sunfrog.com/products/woodsealer.html Has mildecide in it. Good stuff, but as with any of the sealers, you'll get a year or two of life out of them. R |
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Autstrailian Timber Oil on cedar: lots of mold
Any natural oil based preservative will mold, as mold thinks it is food. It
is. Go with Cabot, and get either the acrylic formulation (no oil) or one with a fast-evaporating solvent. Also you can get cabot with both UV resistance and mildewcide in it. You may first have to remove as much of the old finish as possible, with a pressure spray or deck finish remover/prep solution. Roger "Thomas G. Marshall" . com wrote in message news:GlT9i.7066$UD4.5690@trndny07... My composite deck has cedar rails, for esthetic reasons. I know, I know, don't bust on me. I've treated the rails with Austrailian Timber Oil, which did a wonderful job at keeping a red hue while showing all of the grain. Problem is, mold has grown on it like crazy. Could I add fungicide to it? ATO is an odd beast and supposedly cannot even take a tint added to it. Or should I just punt ATO entirely and go with Cabbot, like everyone else in the world seems to like for outdoor stuff ? |
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Autstrailian Timber Oil on cedar: lots of mold
Roger said something like:
"Thomas G. Marshall" . com wrote in message news:GlT9i.7066$UD4.5690@trndny07... My composite deck has cedar rails, for esthetic reasons. I know, I know, don't bust on me. I've treated the rails with Austrailian Timber Oil, which did a wonderful job at keeping a red hue while showing all of the grain. Problem is, mold has grown on it like crazy. Could I add fungicide to it? ATO is an odd beast and supposedly cannot even take a tint added to it. Or should I just punt ATO entirely and go with Cabbot, like everyone else in the world seems to like for outdoor stuff ? -- I'm pretty sure that I'm not the man from Nantucket... |
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Autstrailian Timber Oil on cedar: lots of mold
Ignore prior send with empty message (if it didn't cancel).
Apologies....STUPID outlook express shortcut caught me by surprise. -- I'm pretty sure that I'm not the man from Nantucket... |
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