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You’re a life saver man for posting this video. Deck sealer is over $60 a gallon now and I new there had to be a cheap way to stain wood and it look nice too thanks 👍

My late father applied used motor oil on his old barn years ago. Never seen it done again until I came across your video. Dad also used diesel fuel for weed control. Brought back memories...Nice work! DO NOT USE GAS!!!!!!

One of the best videos my husband has ever seen!

I used it on my open trailer, Love it. The wood ate it up turned out beautiful.

Excellent video, and editing. Great information. Much appreciated!

Best thing I've learned today. Thank you sir!

Best video yet on how this process works.

Wow! I was today years old when my tree guy told me about this... it's absolutely amazing and looks awesome 😊 Thank you for sharing 😍

Great video thank you tons, I was saving my car oil for a filtered oil furnace I've been planning, but this is great, my neighbor mentioned this but you really helped with the details

I remember helping my uncle stain the sheds on his farm back when I was just a kid. I plan to do this to my shed in the Spring.

That's amazing!! Looks fantastic too, thank you so much will try this when I need t redo my small deck. God bless

I like this video it was very informative. I’m learning how to work with wood using pallet wood. This is a great way to finish off the jobs

Terrific knowledge! Thank you so much for sharing what you know!

Great thanks for your tips and cheaper than those expensive wood sealer that are in the market...👍👍👍👍👍

Amazing video and i hope your channel continues to flourish.

Thank you for the informative video. I was going to use a pump sprayer but think, after watching, I might give that a miss. Thanks again

There are hand held pump sprayers available, usually used for gardening or indoor plants. In my experience, you can get them up to a higher nozzle pressure than those larger types like in the video. The extra pressure would likely help disperse the oil into a finer mist. As an added bonus, at least where I live, you can get them at a dollarama for four bucks (Canadian "dollar" store).

Thanks for the video. Ive been using expensive varnishes on my teak gates over 7 years now, and have to redo every 6 months...that adds up to a lot of money....next time im redoing my gates ill use deisel and oil. Thanks so much!!!

Awesome, I love it! Thank you for the great information.

Awesome .. would try this for wood that is out there in the weather most of the time

Man that’s an Awesome Job Thanks for the Lesson

Thank you and God bless you.

good to have a brush with you for drips. Looks great.

Looks great, we recycle all of our truck oils, we used them for chainsaw bar oil, our fence and our gravel driveway.

Thank you was always worried about it it would make my fence more flammable

INCREDIBLE!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!

Looks awesome.

Thanks Jim! Looks nice buddy.

Thanks for the video dude! Imma try this.

I been looking for something like this , as stains to expensive , the color turned out nice, ty showing doesn’t catch on fire

Outstanding job

Awesome I did the out side of my house 5 yeas ago did not know people really did that. No body believe me I did my house with use motor oil because it looks so good it still does. Ill spray it on next time tks to the video

Thank you so much Buddy . You and the desire to help others , is the same sublime ingredient in God’s creation ! Never changed it ! Your shed looks “Fantastic “.

Thats a real nice colorI I'm am definitely going to do this!

Excellent video. Thank you

Just stained my 8ft wooden privacy used 50/50 mix turned out great🙏🙏🙏

Thank you so much! Times are tuff and with prices soaring I could not afford deck stain. My sons a diesel mechanic so diesel oil should not be a problem to obtain and he changes the oil in our vehicles so all I need to get is the sprayer. Thank you again

This is brilliant, thank you.

Brilliant. I especially love the fire department T-shirt.

Amazing information, thank you. I have been spending about £15 for 5 litre of stain that does not protect the wood. I have seen this diesel and oil mix waterproofing the wood so think the next application will be this. I have the wagner sprayer already and it takes less than an hour to do 60 foot length of my 6 foot tall fence. (previously took 2-3 days with a brush!)

Great vid. Bob

I'm glad you mentioned PPE! because atomized diesel and oil is probably the worst combination for your lungs. $4 for staining your barn 10's of thousands in hospital bills.

Thanks, i watched a few other videos on using Diesel fuel and oil to preserve wood, but yours was the first to explain how much of each to use. I want to use it on wood for building garden boxes.

Keep up the good work. I just subscribed!

I am going to try and use it on old teak furniture... Going with the paintbrush route first. The wood is really dry, so will try this before another repair. Thanks!

Awesome tip bro. Many thanks

Thank for this information 🙂

looks great . will have to try

Good job. You can also use it to revive faded pavers

Very impressive 👏. I'm gonna try to do my pallet dog pens with a pump sprayer!

Thank you… great video

I would like to try this. Thanks.

Love the video I’m gonna try that on my deck

Thanks for the video - I am thinking about adding citronella candle oil to mine.

Can’t wait to do this

beautiful nice jobs !!!

excellent idea

looks really nice!

Great Job , thank u for sharing it

Thanks ! Bout to stain my cypress siding !

Farmers in Tennessee use this to PT fence posts, and many heavy equipment folk do this for their trailer decking.

I have used this many times. and the odor does eventually go away. 👍 👍

Awesome... I'm going to do my fence 😊

Started using just used oil and a brush, since I don't have a need for diesel, so I tried to avoid it...just bought diesel tonight, so I can spray areas that are hard to get a brush in. Using a garden sprayer, bc it's not a big job for my needs. So far I love how my umbrella stand table I made turned out! After 24 hours, no smell, gorgeous color, and no residue when touched.

I Love it. It may not be the most "environmentally safe" thing to do, but...if you can't do it right; do it well. Cheers.

Great video thanks

Nice job man 🤘

Pretty cool man 👍🏻you kinda missed the corner on the left side there when you were using the Wagner. Its making my O.C.D go crazy, please tell me you went back and hit that spot again!!! Cool video buddy thanks!!! 👍🏻👍🏻

Your gonna burn your shed down....lolawsome dude ,God bless too...I'm sold on your way....

Thanks for the vid. I like the wagner power sprayer better.

Great video

New subscriber as this beyond helpful

That was a great video. I’m doing this to my chicken coop. Rough cut pine. I didn’t know to mix the oil with diesel. I’ll be doing that tomorrow. Thank you. I’ll send a pic of before and after. One more thing will this mixture bother my chickens or is it safe

Gr8 vid mate

Ok Im so going to try this. My deck needs stained and I have tons of old oil and I dont feel like spending $150 or more on deck stain.

I like to use a roller with fresh oil when I oil wood.

I built and stained over a thousand rough sawn pine sheds. Would mix 4.5 gallons of diesel and add anywhere from 1/2 -1 cup of coal tar to make a light/medium/dark brown stain. Applied with a "Good" pump sprayer (Hudson)- kind with an adjustable brass tip that was easy to clean- not the cheap , big box plastic adjust a nozzle type the poster tried- you could see the terrible spray pattern it generated. With a good sprayer, you can really dial it in and get quite detailed with it. Nice work here -looked great!!

It won't light in a container but it is an accelerant if the shed ever catches fire. Used motor oil and diesel is exactly what we use to burn brush piles. Although I imagine most of the diesel evaporates off.

I dabbed straight used engine oil and it came out a lovely black slate with gloss

Great Video! I was about to buy stain sealer combo for $45 a gallon which would come out to $2,000 for my fence. I was like....now way a farmer would do that and I started searching for a farmer recipe which is the 50/50 diesel and used motor oil. I added an extra ingredient that you might consider. Borax and Boric Acid. These are the key ingredients in Tim bor and Boracare and also very cheap. These will keep the wood boring insects (termites included) away along with wood rot pathogens and mold. You won't need those carpenter bee traps anymore. I am getting ready to run my first batch today. I can't wait to do a cost analysis at the end. I'm glad you did the match demonstration too. My wife was worried about the flammability aspect. I explained that linseed oil in store bought stains is way more volatile and stain rags will spontaneously combust. Thanks again for the video.

I would go with the pump sprayer and live to see tomorrow

I'm a 25+ year carpenter. I absolutely love that style of shed. The open center is a great way to work outside yet be shaded and protected from the elements. Great design

I generate a lot of used synthetic based oils as a millwright, one of which is a 625 with an orange tinge after use. I take 5 gallons of the used 625 and add a quart of common dark walnut stain. It mixes well and cuts the viscosity of the 625 base to a nice, usable degree. This stuff works amazingly well as both a finish and a protectant. Great tips in your video as well! The shed looks fantastic.

How long did the smell of oil and diesel fuel dissipate from the porch ceiling? New subscriber here and love the videos. I've got a D130 and just leveled my deck with your how-to video.

awesome video -- I was playing around with ORD (off road diesel) -- cleaning some equipment in one of my sheds and I was wondering about using it to clean and preserver some wood stuff.... thanks for the info -- fyi - my son is a career firefighter so I am hoping that I DON"T see him and his duty crew.

Great job and i was same to use oil but i got from u good mexin idea w disel or cerosin but how long gona be smell staying like forever..!? Thank you.

Fantastic tip and it looks great! Ok two questions an I will look at comments but how does it smell and why catch bees? As a suggestion you can build little bee nests for them by drilling holes in a piece of wood and nailing to a tree or hanging. They are pollinators. Save the bees. Thank you for your video.

Thanks for the detailed video. Curious if you have ever mixed linseed with diesel then added motor oil as needed for color? Looking to stain our fence and have been hearing/reading different opinions on it.

Brilliant

Thank you! Do you think I could use this to make my new concrete match the old in my driveway? REPLY

Beautiful! use motor oil as a stain inside and outside without adding anything to it. The best part is the clean up. I keep the brushes/rollers wrapped in plastic and reuse them over and over. They never dry out and all are always ready to go! The smell goes away in less than week, usually a day or two. Recently stained an entire inside staircase (treads and risers) and the smell was unnoticeable in 2 days unless you bend down and take a big whiff. The sprayer works too but it always seems to be windy and overspray becomes a problem so I prefer to just slap it on. It’s slower than spraying but I get a lot less on me and everything else. The color outside seems to only last about a year depending on the type of wood, it’s finish (rough or smooth) and the amount of direct sunlight it receives. But I have used oil by the bucketful as a result of vehicle and equipment maintenance so it literally costs me nothing except the time to apply/reapply. And a little goes a long way! I encourage everyone to stay away from the death in a can stuff from the store and go with something safer, cleaner, far cheaper, and just plain better.

Awesome

Run your used oil through a sz100 paint strainer. You will be able to run in a pneumatic spayer. Heat the oil first so it goes through the filter quicker.

Nice homie

That looks real nice. Does the smell ever go away?.. I was thinking about treating the underside of a building like this so it doesn't rot out so fast. Im an aircraft mechanic and have an old diesel f250 so I basically have an unlimited supply of old oil and jet fuel but I don't like the smell of jet fuel or diesel for that matter. Do does the smell ever go away? I was thinking about using exon 2380 for a more carmel color or possibly Mobil jet 2 for a more cedar look. They have really low odor but the diesel or jet fuel smell is going to get me some push back from my wife. Maybe mineral spirits would be better?

Jim, can you tell me how long it takes for the smell to dissipate when you spray the oil/diesel? Thanks

Thank you for this video, if you have time - a few questions: Does this actually work well as a sealer, how often have you had to recoat? I just washed off my privacy fence (250' long, 6' high) and am about to apply a brightener before staining/sealing. Was looking up products for the latter and came across this...could this be a viable alternative to using ready seal,TWP, etc? Fence is pine and located in Charleston, SC FYI

I wonder how mixing with lacquer thinner would be? Since that is what most paints or stains base is.

Will this work for deck /railing boards? I have a Wagner sprayer and my deck needs to be stained, I'll have to try this. It would be cheaper than buying stain...right? Your so neat when you fdo projects. God Bless you and thanks for another cool video!