Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

Cheers
Richard

geraldthehamster wrote:
Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

Coloured wood preserver.
http://www.icipaints.co.uk/colours/c..._preserver.jsp



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sun, 23 May 2010 22:09:16 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

geraldthehamster wrote:
Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

Coloured wood preserver.
http://www.icipaints.co.uk/colours/c..._preserver.jsp

What - not WD-40?

:-)
--
Frank Erskine

On 23 May, 23:36, Frank Erskine wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2010 22:09:16 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"





wrote:
geraldthehamster wrote:
Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

Coloured wood preserver.
http://www.icipaints.co.uk/colours/c...or_wood_preser...

What - not WD-40?

:-)
--
Frank Erskine- Hide quoted text -

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Applied with an angle grinder?

Cheers
Richard

geraldthehamster wrote:
Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

I asked this very same question on the 7th (subject title "Sikkens for
garden furniture") and got one 'partly' useful reply but no follow-up to the
question it raised, so I tried again on the 12th (subject title "Wood
preservative") that got no replies at all - so it's good to see that you've
had better luck than me.

Anyway, we went with Sikkens in the end - Cetol HLS Plus basecoat with Cetol
Filter 7 Plus as topcoat.

On 24 May, 11:20, "John" wrote:
geraldthehamster wrote:
Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

I asked this very same question on the 7th (subject title "Sikkens for
garden furniture") and got one 'partly' useful reply but no follow-up to the
question it raised, so I tried again on the 12th (subject title "Wood
preservative") that got no replies at all - so it's good to see that you've
had better luck than me.

Anyway, we went with Sikkens in the end - Cetol HLS Plus basecoat with Cetol
Filter 7 Plus as topcoat.- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks. I'll see what my local shed has on the way home from work this
afternoon.

Cheers
Richard

On Mon, 24 May 2010 05:09:52 -0700 (PDT), geraldthehamster
wrote:


Thanks. I'll see what my local shed has on the way home from work this
afternoon.

For Sikkens, which is a specialist high-quality paint, you might have
to use a trade outlet.

Peter Johnson wrote:
On Mon, 24 May 2010 05:09:52 -0700 (PDT), geraldthehamster
wrote:


Thanks. I'll see what my local shed has on the way home from work
this afternoon.

For Sikkens, which is a specialist high-quality paint, you might have
to use a trade outlet.

Or a proper timber merchant, which is where I got ours.

geraldthehamster wrote:
Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

Cheers
Richard

best is creosote. Keep treated wood away from plants for a few weeks
though


NT

On 24 May, 22:56, NT wrote:
geraldthehamster wrote:
Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

Cheers
Richard

best is creosote. Keep treated wood away from plants for a few weeks
though

NT- Hide quoted text -

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I had a good look at all the outdoor wood products on the shelves in
B&Q yesterday (yes I know, but it's the only place I can easily get to
on the way home from work). Most of the products designed for sheds,
fences, etc., by Cuprinol and Ronseal explicitly say they are "not
suitable" for garden furniture - I assume because of toxicity.

You can't get creosote any more; there's a substitute called
"Creocote".

Cheers
Richard

geraldthehamster wrote:
On 24 May, 22:56, NT wrote:
geraldthehamster wrote:
Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

Cheers
Richard

best is creosote. Keep treated wood away from plants for a few weeks
though

NT- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I had a good look at all the outdoor wood products on the shelves in
B&Q yesterday (yes I know, but it's the only place I can easily get to
on the way home from work). Most of the products designed for sheds,
fences, etc., by Cuprinol and Ronseal explicitly say they are "not
suitable" for garden furniture - I assume because of toxicity.

You can't get creosote any more; there's a substitute called
"Creocote".

Cheers
Richard

one certainly can, it just needs to be for professional use


NT

On Tue, 25 May 2010 02:58:04 -0700 (PDT), NT wrote:

You can't get creosote any more; there's a substitute called
"Creocote".

one certainly can, it just needs to be for professional use

Aye, but you wuldn't want to use creosote on furniture, not if you
wanted to use it without staining your clothes this year at least...

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 25 May, 10:58, NT wrote:
geraldthehamster wrote:
On 24 May, 22:56, NT wrote:
geraldthehamster wrote:
Hello again

My neighbour was going to burn six sturdy softwood garden chairs, and
a table, because they looked manky and he'd bought some new stuff.

Having relieved him of them, I spent two hours with a pressure washer
and found some half decent furniture under all the bird sh*t and
encrustation.

My question is, what do people think would be best to treat them with
so they'll continue to survive? They're not smooth enough to varnish,
so I was thinking some kind of oil. Wouldn't hurt if it darkened the
colour a bit, as the pressure washer removed quite a lot, but not all,
of the original dark stain.

What works best on softwood?

Cheers
Richard

best is creosote. Keep treated wood away from plants for a few weeks
though

NT- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I had a good look at all the outdoor wood products on the shelves in
B&Q yesterday (yes I know, but it's the only place I can easily get to
on the way home from work). Most of the products designed for sheds,
fences, etc., by Cuprinol and Ronseal explicitly say they are "not
suitable" for garden furniture - I assume because of toxicity.

You can't get creosote any more; there's a substitute called
"Creocote".

Cheers
Richard

one certainly can, it just needs to be for professional use

NT- Hide quoted text -

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OK, I'll rephrase that -"*I* can't get creosote any more". ;-)

If I did want to get creosote, where would I get it and in what
quantity would I need to buy it? I could do with some to protect the
shed where I keep my sodium chlorate and my lifetime's supply of CFL
lightbulbs.

Cheers
Richard

"NT" wrote in message
...


one certainly can, it just needs to be for professional use

No professional would use creosote as a brush on preservative (it doesn't
work) and certainly not on furniture.

There are plenty of products for furniture that aren't going to leave you
with chemical burns and will still protect the wood better than creosote.

dennis@home wrote:
"NT" wrote in message
...


one certainly can, it just needs to be for professional use

No professional would use creosote as a brush on preservative (it doesn't
work)

doesnt work?