Shed paint

[brightspark]

I just got 50 ltrs of genuine creosote 25 quid a 25 ltr drum guy has more but ive got enough

 

[tinman123]

thats the gear seen it on ebay too actually but that price is better mrs aint keen on me doing the new fence in it and old oil though

creosote is a great preservative but i dont know if id like the smell of it in my back garden every time i went out and i dont mind the smell of it.

and if there is oil in it then i doubt it will ever dry fully, so any time you brush up against it in your sunday best its going to let you know.

 

[123hotchef]

that is very true

now she is happy to leave it bare i am just worried it will not last as long untreated although it was pressure treated

 

[brightspark]

I can also confirm proper real coal tar creosote is still available - label says "professional supply and use only"...

I'm theoretically a "professional" so I can buy it over the counter.

I'm a professional and got some they didn't ask what profession I was in
and can get it

 

[123hotchef]

yeh they use that term loosley

 

[lexi]

Not all water based stuff is carp mind. The Weathershield that Kent uses, has acrylic resin in it. Need steel wool to get it of yer hands when dry.
It sits on walls getting a pounding from rain for years. Instead of using that thin red water stuff on the fence, I fired a half gallon of red oxide, mixed with some linseed oil, varnish and white spirit to thin.
5 years and still good.

 

[brightspark]

Not all water based stuff is carp mind. The Weathershield that Kent uses, has acrylic resin in it. Need steel wool to get it of yer hands when dry.
It sits on walls getting a pounding from rain for years. Instead of using that thin red water stuff on the fence, I fired a half gallon of red oxide, mixed with some linseed oil, varnish and white spirit to thin.
5 years and still good.

that's because the oil soaks in to the wood
and keeps some moisture in it water based just sits on the surface and the sap in the wood dries out letting water in