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Treating deck boards on a trailer
Posted on 5/6/21 at 6:23 am
Posted on 5/6/21 at 6:23 am
I have an 18' car hauler that has boards that could use some treating.
Used motor oil, Thompson's or exterior paint?
Used motor oil, Thompson's or exterior paint?
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Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:18 am to El Segundo Guy
We used to always use diesel mixed with used diesel engine oil. Seemed to work very well and was a way to get rid of old tractor oil. Treated every year. Really nasty shite though.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:27 am to El Segundo Guy
What downshift said. Used oil and diesel
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:03 am to ChandlerB03
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What downshift said
I'll third that.
We use to mix it and apply it with a old pump sprayer. We also always did it middle of summer, directly in sun. I guess this was so to say to "bake" it on.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:37 am to southern686
I’ve always used boiled linseed oil.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 9:22 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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We used to always use diesel mixed with used diesel engine oil. Seemed to work very well and was a way to get rid of old tractor oil. Treated every year.
this was our "go to" for treating any exposed wood, but we just used used automotive motor oil
Posted on 5/6/21 at 11:06 am to keakar
Yep. Dollar mops.
Put in sun for a week.
Degrease it in the shade. Done.
Put in sun for a week.
Degrease it in the shade. Done.
This post was edited on 5/6/21 at 11:41 am
Posted on 5/6/21 at 11:25 am to keakar
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this was our "go to" for treating any exposed wood, but we just used used automotive motor oil
What ratio of diesel to motor oil, 1/2 & 1/2?
Posted on 5/6/21 at 11:27 am to X123F45
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Put in for a week.
You mean covered like in a shop for a week? I'm not sure what you're trying to say there.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 11:41 am to El Segundo Guy
Sun* voice to text skipped a word
Posted on 5/6/21 at 11:58 am to X123F45
Got it. Thanks all.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 12:35 pm to Nicky Parrish
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What ratio of diesel to motor oil, 1/2 & 1/2?
we went somewhere around 1/4 to 1/3rd oil to diesel, any more then that and it didnt all soak in and left a slippery film on top
Posted on 5/6/21 at 12:55 pm to keakar
Bout 2 seconds of a squirt of diesel in 3 gallons of oil and an old towel on the end of a stick in the beating sun in August was my exact technique.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 1:41 pm to keakar
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we went somewhere around 1/4 to 1/3rd oil to diesel, any more then that and it didnt all soak in and left a slippery film on top
Thanks, Need to do my utility trailer. I would think the hotter the day the better.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 4:48 pm to Nicky Parrish
I busted that out this afternoon. Looks good and already soaking in well.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:11 pm to Nicky Parrish
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Thanks, Need to do my utility trailer. I would think the hotter the day the better.
make sure its nice and dry all the way through so it soaks in to the core. if its even a little damp it will all stay just on the surface. best if it sits in hot dry sunshine for a few days at least
Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:57 pm to keakar
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make sure its nice and dry all the way through so it soaks in to the core. if its even a little damp it will all stay just on the surface. best if it sits in hot dry sunshine for a few days at least
Thanks,
I’ll have to keep checking the long range forecasts when it gets hotter.
Heat won’t be a problem in SE Louisiana, a long dry spell is the problem,
Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:59 pm to El Segundo Guy
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busted that out this afternoon. Looks good and already soaking in well.
Does it take more than one coat?
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