Creosote sprayer

[spudulike]

Feck me...use a fecking small roller and do the rest with a paint brush with whatever fecking shyte you want to splodge on your fence/shed/wooden garden construction.

Anything that makes my wood last longer is good with me.....I can hear you tittering at the back BTW😉👍

[topchippyles]

I used one of these last year to do my 40 meter fence, it was ok but had to get a second one due to nozzle  getting blocked. 

 

[Muddy42]

I still see some 100% coal tar creasote for sale online.

[GarethM]

And it's gar barge.

[GarethM]

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Edited April 14 by GarethM

[Muddy42]

  On 14/04/2025 at 13:16, GarethM said:

And it's gar barge.

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I've had a small pot of that stuff and agree its not as good.  My advice is to avoid anything with derivations of the real name - 'creacote' 'creoseal' etc. I just checked and the label has come off the barrel I have so can't help you, but I'm sure it was something like "original 100% coal tar creosote" - professional farm use only and lots of health warnings.

 

In my view as long as you won't come into contact with the wood, you want something toxic.  If it harms humans it will harm bacteria and fungus!  Its the same with lead paint for exterior use - that stuff lasted for 70 years between coats. You are lucky to get 5 years out of modern paint.

 

 

 

 

[GarethM]

  On 14/04/2025 at 14:00, Muddy42 said:

 

I've had a small pot of that stuff and agree its not as good.  My advice is to avoid anything with derivations of the real name - 'creacote' 'creoseal' etc. I just checked and the label has come off the barrel I have so can't help you, but I'm sure it was something like "original 100% coal tar creosote" - professional farm use only and lots of health warnings.

 

In my view as long as you won't come into contact with the wood, you want something toxic.  If it harms humans it will harm bacteria and fungus!  Its the same with lead paint for exterior use - that stuff lasted for 70 years between coats. You are lucky to get 5 years out of modern paint.

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We had shed with livestock absolutely dripping in the good stuff for decades and the wood lasted post www2 until about 5 years ago and had a bloody great bonfire.

 

Telegraph poles even sweat in the summer, if it was a garden with kids I might be a bit more concerned.

 

Even cuprinated timber is pretty terrible now.

Edited April 14 by GarethM

[Haironyourchest]

Does dirty engine oil actually preserve timber? I wonder if this is folklore or true. Like it will waterproof for a while, but beyond that, is it really any better than clean oil?

[GarethM]

  On 14/04/2025 at 16:59, Haironyourchest said:

Does dirty engine oil actually preserve timber? I wonder if this is folklore or true. Like it will waterproof for a while, but beyond that, is it really any better than clean oil?

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I've used veg oil it kinda works, short term tho.

 

Used oil definitely does, know a few farmers that leave fence posts in a bucket of the stuff so they don't rot in the ground like strainer posts

[scbk]

  On 14/04/2025 at 13:16, GarethM said:

And it's gar barge.

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Not bought any for years, I found the Creoseal branded thick and gloopy, and the Barrettine branded thin and runny, soaked in well, almost evaporated

 

 

 

 

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Barrettine Traditional Creosote Dark Brown - Timber preservative and treatment against wood destroying insects, rotting fungi, for external use only.