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Cleaning salvaged antique cypress
Posted on 10/2/16 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 10/2/16 at 5:30 pm
A buddy gave me some cypress that was a pump house he just tore down. Part of it was under water during the flood. I pressure washed it with a wide fan nozzle to clean off the mud and other gunk from the last 100 years. I have it set on some saw horses drying right now. I bought some mold spray from lowes. It says to spray it on and let it dry. So my question is should I spray this stuff first and then once dry let it bake in the sun for a week and then sand that sucker down or sand then treat?
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Posted on 10/2/16 at 6:05 pm to SATNIGHTS
I would just let it dry in the sun without all that crap.
Posted on 10/2/16 at 6:34 pm to QuietTiger
That's what's I have it setup to do now. It definitly needs to be sanded but the chemicals I am up in the air on. I will be using it to build a desk and if enough leftover a desk for my son.
Posted on 10/2/16 at 6:36 pm to QuietTiger
DO NOT dry in in the sun. Very good chance they will split if you do. Best, sticker it level. Just put down some blocks and space them about 18" apart. Lay a 1" piece of wood on the blocks then a board. Then another 1by and then another board. Do that till all are stacked. If you can, run a fan on them for about 3-4 days and you are good.
Something like this.
Something like this.
Posted on 10/2/16 at 6:41 pm to fishfighter
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DO NOT dry in in the sun.
Yeah, almost edited but I figured it would make for conversation.
You good Fish?
Posted on 10/3/16 at 3:27 pm to fishfighter
Fish your the man I was looking for.
What are your thoughts on spraying this on it prior to sanding?
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What are your thoughts on spraying this on it prior to sanding?
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Posted on 10/3/16 at 3:34 pm to SATNIGHTS
Don't spray anything on it
Posted on 10/3/16 at 3:37 pm to Hankg
The best tool to get wood clean is a planer. Fact
Posted on 10/3/16 at 3:48 pm to Broke
Agreed. I just don't have one handy. May have to old fashioned planer.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 3:52 pm to SATNIGHTS
Old cypress soaks in the stagnant swamp for 100 years before being pulled out, they are worried about mold then, why are you...
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:48 pm to fishfighter
Was coming to post the same question, getting some 2-3" thick old barn wood, 12-18" wide and pretty long.
It's nasty as hell and figured I'd pressure wash it then put it under my garage for a good while.
Anyone see any issues using barn wood for a table top of it hasn't been kiln dried?
It's nasty as hell and figured I'd pressure wash it then put it under my garage for a good while.
Anyone see any issues using barn wood for a table top of it hasn't been kiln dried?
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