Blue mould staining???

[TrollSpiel]

Anyone know if the above borate solution is normal borax powder with water and what the ratio it says 5% for woodworm etc so maybe thats about right?

Order Woodworm Treatment Products - Boron based Woodworm Treatments

Although that seems a bit pricey compared to:

intralabs | Borax

 

 

Not sure if this post is still of interest to anyone - but after a day of looking into the science of borates...

 

I didn't want to fork out a small fortune for the "reissued repackaged" (mozza) product from this [top] company, they're a bit cunning about how they advertise it.

 

Great products (I hear) from Wykabor - again, at a cost for 5kg.

 

So here are the two chems they use in their products, with a few minor tweaks amounting to little it seems...

 

To prevent fungi and insects attacking structural timber, preservative chemicals are used. Boric acid (H3BO3) and borax (Na2B4O7.10H2O) are used to protect internal framing from attack by insects such as borer.

 

Both supplied really quite cheaply from the lower link of this mans original post.

 

After spending a grand on gear this week alone, I think I know the option im using!

 

Hope that's of any use to anyone who wants to use borates in the future.

[Big J]

Thread revival.

 

Just about to get to the bottom of a huge box of Wykabor that has lasted me over three years. This thread discusses some of the alternatives, and I was wondering if anyone had had any positive experiences with timber treatments that were not borax/boron based?

[Big J]

Anyone?