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geraldthehamster[_2_] June 15th 11 12:25 PM

Green stuff
 
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?

Cheers
Richard

Steve Firth June 15th 11 03:35 PM

Green stuff
 
geraldthehamster wrote:
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?


Snot.

Jules Richardson June 15th 11 03:42 PM

Green stuff
 
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:35:27 +0000, Steve Firth wrote:

geraldthehamster wrote:
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve a
wooden fence?


Snot.


Not swarfega?



geraldthehamster[_2_] June 15th 11 03:49 PM

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sigh

The Natural Philosopher[_2_] June 15th 11 03:53 PM

Green stuff
 
Jules Richardson wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:35:27 +0000, Steve Firth wrote:

geraldthehamster wrote:
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve a
wooden fence?

Snot.


Not swarfega?


asparagus pee.

Jules Richardson June 15th 11 05:13 PM

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On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:49:01 -0700, geraldthehamster wrote:

sigh


OK, OK! Swarfega-coloured paint? :-)

David WE Roberts[_2_] June 15th 11 05:41 PM

Green stuff
 

"geraldthehamster" wrote in message
...
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?



Ronseal?

Also, best regardless of price (e.g. Sadolin) or best value for money?

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Man at B&Q June 15th 11 05:43 PM

Green stuff
 
On Jun 15, 11:25*am, geraldthehamster wrote:
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?


The stuff they use on green coloured pressure treated timber.

MBQ

harry June 15th 11 08:47 PM

Green stuff
 
On Jun 15, 11:25*am, geraldthehamster wrote:
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?

Cheers
Richard


Cuprinol 4* if you can still get it. Expensive and deadly.
Comes in Clear, Brown and Green.

Steve Firth June 15th 11 10:05 PM

Green stuff
 
"David WE Roberts" wrote:
"geraldthehamster" wrote in message
...
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?



Ronseal?

Also, best regardless of price (e.g. Sadolin) or best value for money?


I found Sadolin to be useless in Italy, the sun causes it to flake off in
large sheets. Its accelerated ageing compared to the UK but indicates what
will happen over time.

I would use Johnstones Shed and Fence paint, it has stood up well in the UK
and in Italy.

ARWadsworth June 15th 11 10:09 PM

Green stuff
 
harry wrote:
On Jun 15, 11:25 am, geraldthehamster wrote:
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?

Cheers
Richard


Cuprinol 4* if you can still get it. Expensive and deadly.
Comes in Clear, Brown and Green.


So the green one then:-)?

--
Adam



polygonum June 15th 11 10:16 PM

Green stuff
 
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:05:49 +0100, Steve Firth
wrote:

"David WE Roberts" wrote:
"geraldthehamster" wrote in message
...
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?



Ronseal?

Also, best regardless of price (e.g. Sadolin) or best value for money?


I found Sadolin to be useless in Italy, the sun causes it to flake off in
large sheets. Its accelerated ageing compared to the UK but indicates
what
will happen over time.

I would use Johnstones Shed and Fence paint, it has stood up well in the
UK
and in Italy.


Just been using some of that myself - very pleasant to use.

Also, for the more 'architectural' woodwork, their Quick Dry Opaque Wood
Finish. Unlike several other brands, it can be tinted to requirement and
covers quite well.

Rod

Dave Liquorice[_2_] June 16th 11 12:44 AM

Green stuff
 
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:43:45 -0700 (PDT), Man at B&Q wrote:

What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly)

preserve
a wooden fence?


The stuff they use on green coloured pressure treated timber.


Chromated copper arsenate, it works, its probably been banned.

--
Cheers
Dave.




Matty F June 16th 11 06:52 AM

Green stuff
 
On Jun 15, 10:25 pm, geraldthehamster wrote:
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?


My cheapskate neighbour uses a mixture of dieseline and old sump oil,
with some green oil-based paint and some Metalex timber preservative
(full of nasty stuff probably banned in the UK)

chris French June 16th 11 08:33 AM

Green stuff
 
In message
,
geraldthehamster writes
What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly) preserve
a wooden fence?


In our old house I used Cuprinol Garden Wood Preserver (or possibly the
equivalent about 8-9 years ago)

http://www.cuprinol.co.uk/products/garden_wood_preserver_usage.jsp

It's a spirit based one, rather than water based one which seems more
about colouring something, than preserving.

In terms of colour it lasted pretty well IIRC. Preservative - TBH,
weren't at the house really long enough after that to report back
--
Chris French


Steve Firth June 16th 11 10:28 AM

Green stuff
 
"Dave Liquorice" wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:43:45 -0700 (PDT), Man at B&Q wrote:

What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly)

preserve
a wooden fence?


The stuff they use on green coloured pressure treated timber.


Chromated copper arsenate, it works,


Not for timber buried is soil or subject to damp over extended periods.

its probably been banned.


Everything useful is banned. I can't find fly spray that works any more. I
think current varieties are supposed to scare flies to death by making a
hissing noise.

Tim Lamb[_2_] June 16th 11 11:40 AM

Green stuff
 
In message
,
Steve Firth writes
"Dave Liquorice" wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:43:45 -0700 (PDT), Man at B&Q wrote:

What's the best green stuff to colour and (more importantly)

preserve
a wooden fence?

The stuff they use on green coloured pressure treated timber.


Chromated copper arsenate, it works,


Not for timber buried is soil or subject to damp over extended periods.

its probably been banned.


Everything useful is banned. I can't find fly spray that works any more. I
think current varieties are supposed to scare flies to death by making a
hissing noise.


I have been disposing of Wasps nests with some old (15 years) cat flea
spray:-) Nuvan Top? Excellent results.

regards

--
Tim Lamb

Dave Liquorice[_2_] June 16th 11 03:28 PM

Green stuff
 
On 16 Jun 2011 08:28:50 GMT, Steve Firth wrote:

Chromated copper arsenate, it works,


Not for timber buried is soil or subject to damp over extended periods.


Is that 'cause of the risk of the arsenic leaching out or doesn't it
work in the wet?

--
Cheers
Dave.




The Natural Philosopher[_2_] June 16th 11 03:46 PM

Green stuff
 
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On 16 Jun 2011 08:28:50 GMT, Steve Firth wrote:

Chromated copper arsenate, it works,

Not for timber buried is soil or subject to damp over extended periods.


Is that 'cause of the risk of the arsenic leaching out or doesn't it
work in the wet?

It does work, but not forever.

harry June 16th 11 05:08 PM

Green stuff
 
On Jun 16, 2:28*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On 16 Jun 2011 08:28:50 GMT, Steve Firth wrote:

Chromated copper arsenate, it works,


Not for timber buried is soil or subject to damp over extended periods.


Is that 'cause of the risk of the arsenic leaching out or doesn't it
work in the wet?

--
Cheers
Dave.


It works good. Posts outlive the wire mesh.

It's really nasty stuff, now banned. It is waterbased and is applied
with an autoclave. (Suck the air out, spray & let the air back in.)
It gets into the soil when someone burns the old posts/fencing.
The effect is very long lasting, crops can take it up too

Grimly Curmudgeon June 16th 11 11:31 PM

Green stuff
 
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Dave Liquorice"
saying something like:

The stuff they use on green coloured pressure treated timber.


Chromated copper arsenate, it works, its probably been banned.


I came across this...
url:http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research/un...nit_id=RWU4723

Which led to this...
url:http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/perma98a.pdf

Hmm... plain Copper Oxide is surprisingly effective.


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