Preserving Wood without Pressure Treating

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2 жыл бұрын

Make any non pressure treated wood waterproof and ready for exterior use.
It will act like pressure treated wood.
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Treating Wood for Exterior Use
In this video I'll show you how to inexpensively treat wood to make it waterproof and bug proof.
We have posts that have been treated this way that have been in the ground for at least 100 years.
Posts that my grandfather put in and that my dad put in are still standing.
This will turn any wood it applied to BLACK and it will be PERMANENT.
If you want golden brown wood that is not stained black by the carbon in the used oil,
then use NEW motor oil. It will still protect the wood but will not stain it.
We use new motor oil for many projects that we don’t want black wood… watch my video on building PVC High Tunnel greenhouses to see the wood that we treated and how natural it looks.
This is a very responsible way of treating wood to keep it from prematurely rotting and a very good use of your used motor oil.
You are not treating the dirt or pouring oil into the dirt, the oil is soaked into the pole and just like creosote power and telephone poles, it does not leach into the soil.
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@WhiteOak09 2 жыл бұрын

My brother in law sprayed diesel fuel on regular 2×4's and 6'sthat were along the bottom of a cabin and porch he was building years ago and so far so good

@KeepMeLord05 2 жыл бұрын

Blessing on you and yours for sharing your knowledge with all of us newbies. ty

@stormmountain2521 2 жыл бұрын

I have done this and this works very well. Storm mountain Utah

@uwalakapaul7970 8 ай бұрын

Thank you sir…I am making a wood preservative for my FEG 280 project

@DANIELROMERO-cv3tu Ай бұрын

Great video Great idea, I’m going to try it on my old barn . Is the diesel toxic for chickens that go in and out of the barn? Love your tractor👍🏼

@quitemountainwoman1592 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

@ritchiemacinnis 5 ай бұрын

Thank You Sir.

@verite7906 Ай бұрын

Thank you.

@tomjordan5832 9 ай бұрын

I use the 50 50 diesel and used motor oil but roll it on with paint roller and pan........Goes on uniform and you can add the second coat in minutes.....Enjoy.

@CaptainWingnut 9 ай бұрын

Great tip! We use brushes for the long stuff.

@PoisonShot20 25 күн бұрын

About used oil? Back on days that was what my father used on fence posts. But only for the part that goes in the ground. Roof tar works too, but used oil is cheaper.

@konstantinusstoyanov9749 2 жыл бұрын

Farm boys are using used motor oil, I guess depends on application

@fuzzyapplebong328 28 күн бұрын

2 questions, Does that make it more flammable as the years go on? And is it hard to paint after that

@itzdono 9 күн бұрын

Yeah, I was wondering about embers with more & more wild fires.

@sciencemansandera 9 ай бұрын

If you put any of the stuff below ground yet to see how it holds up? Thanks.

@dad1432 Ай бұрын

Early in the video he said he helped bury posts 40-50 years ago, and they're still in good shape.

@currentmuse5619 6 ай бұрын

Might be a dumb question but does this make the wood more flammable/combustible? Thanks

@theamaturepro Ай бұрын

When it's fresh it's definitely more flammable, but the hydrocarbons, the highly flammable stuff, evaporate pretty quickly leaving behind a gummy residue similar to varnish that dries pretty hard. It probably does effect it's combustibility, but I wouldn't suspect much or enough to not use this method. The alternative is the wood nearly dries out completely which also increases ease of ignition. Keep in mind, almost all wood finishes are petroleum based made from what's left over after refining fuels and oils. It's all highly combustible. I use old motor oil in a tin can to start my burn pile and it's not as easy to light as most would suspect. You're question isn't dumb, it seemed obvious at first but I ended up thinking it through for a while. Sorry I'm not better at being brief or concise with my scattered thoughts and utterances! Hopefully I either helped or sparked more questions.

@webcrawler3332 2 жыл бұрын

Can you stain them after they dry or the oil and diesel is it?

@CaptainWingnut 2 жыл бұрын

I’d stain first or add stain to the mixture.

@philindeblanc 10 ай бұрын

Maybe filter the used oil through fine screen, less black? make use of something already used?

@CaptainWingnut 10 ай бұрын

The black carbon is part of the preservative.

@magnuswootton6181 8 ай бұрын

thats the extra deep varnish.

@kitdriscoll1288 Жыл бұрын

Are you still making videos? New subscriber here.

@CaptainWingnut Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, I’m a one man film crew, actor, and post production editor. Throughout the summer I’m so busy with ranch chores that by the time I come in after 18 hrs of hard work, I’m so exhausted that I can’t concentrate on post production. I do get some garden videos out throughout the summer but it tough. I have a ton of film in the can from this summer and winter time is when I cannot be out building and tending to nut trees so it’s when I can sit at the compter and put them altogether… This winter I’ll show you two High Tunnel greenhouses that I built, a sawmill that I designed and built that can take a 3 foot in diameter tree (in my opening video you’ll see the log truck delivering my logs), a jacuzzi, we drilled a water well, gardening videos, snow plowing, tree planting and some other instructional videos. Stay tuned, more is coming. Thanks for asking and watching. Capt Wingnut

@chriskourlos4407 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@harryshector 2 жыл бұрын

It appeared that you didn’t treat the ends of the wood. Is this not necessary, or did you do it off-camera?

@CaptainWingnut 2 жыл бұрын

I end up cutting to size and treat then.

@darrelltregear756 3 ай бұрын

Does it have to be new oil can you uses used oil

@CaptainWingnut 3 ай бұрын

Either, depending on your budget. Used oil, especially diesel has massive carbon particles which also add protection. We use new golden oil for wood that needs protection but will also show, like the wood in our greenhouses that we don't paint.

@Jesusiscoming24 2 жыл бұрын

Is this the same method you used as a kid

@CaptainWingnut 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather used 90 weight gear oil diluted with diesel.

@Jesusiscoming24 2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainWingnut ... Does it cost more is that why your not doing it that way

@deasley2 Жыл бұрын

Please help me understand why you say NOT to use synthetic oil. It is my understanding that synthetic starts as dinosaur oil. I may have heard wrong. What is it about synthetic that prevents it from preserving wood? Thank you for your helpful and informative videos.

@CaptainWingnut Жыл бұрын

I actually made this video when my father was alive and he pressed the issue that it had to be OIL… You’re right though, synthetic oil starts from crude so I don’t think its going to have any problems…

@davemi00 Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainWingnut ~Soak the Ends Well !! Yee Haw

@imjaspr 11 ай бұрын

Considering synthetic is 3-4x the cost 🤔

@michaelsunsdahl5874 10 ай бұрын

@@imjaspr it is, but used, after vehicle oil changes, it's "free" :)

@AnxiousCowboy 6 ай бұрын

⁠boy math 😂

@jhp1100 11 ай бұрын

good job man😀😀😀😀😀😀

@CaptainWingnut 11 ай бұрын

👏

@helenjohnson7583 2 жыл бұрын

So you use about 50% diesel fuel & 50% single grade motor oil? Can kerosine be used instead of diesel? And does the mixture need to be exactly that proportion? Thanks!

@CaptainWingnut 2 жыл бұрын

50/50 is just to thin the oil so it soaks in faster. Kerosene is just higher quality diesel. It works too.

@theblackheartedoracle Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainWingnut thank you I am new to homesteading. I have been studying for a few years, but I am about to start a project this summer and I am so happy & grateful to have found your Chanel. Peace and blessings to you and yours and all your endeavors

@theblackheartedoracle Жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking I was wondering that as well

@ardentizzy7720 7 ай бұрын

What’s wrong with using only oil ? I did on a shed 50 years ago and it’s still being used today

@sunshinesparkles4217 3 ай бұрын

what kind of oil please

@ardentizzy7720 3 ай бұрын

@@sunshinesparkles4217 hi ….old used engine oil out of my car..after I did a oil change….no particular brand just used oil..

@CryptoJourneyKs 2 ай бұрын

Is it ok to use new oil?

@ardentizzy7720 2 ай бұрын

@@CryptoJourneyKs I suppose it is ok to use new oil , it’s just a more expensive way to do it .. old car sump oil is what we used so it would be thinner and obviously black ..

@theamaturepro Ай бұрын

Diluting it makes it easier for the board to absorb. Theres not a ton of options for what can be used for dilution, but Diesel is very similar and shares a lot of the same hydrocarbons so it homogenizes easily and consistently. It mostly evaporates as it dries and what's left behind stays bonded with the oil and should actually help thicken it and harden as it dries. It's all just to make the oil more viscous for ease of application is all. Straight oil works just as well, just takes longer to soak in and it can't be sprayed on, which is what I do.

@yuliyabryant4052 9 ай бұрын

After you treat wood like this, can you use paint over it?

@magnuswootton6181 8 ай бұрын

I think it would work, but maybe it gets dissolved by the oil underneath it, but i bet if it dries quick enough it would work, but i guess i could be wrong.

@mikemcdermott1026 4 ай бұрын

I have lived 50yrs in florida not the treated wood from bigbox stores is not like it was yrs ago it last maybe 5 yrs

@dad1432 Ай бұрын

Oil based paint is all I'd risk trying over oil saturated wood.

@DuaneT64 Жыл бұрын

Does it protect against insects like ants and termites?

@CaptainWingnut Жыл бұрын

Yes

@alohajenn Жыл бұрын

Thank you I was looking to see if someone asked this question! Yay im on it... we have plenty different wood eating insects that think my place is an all you can eat buffet!

@jimharvey-cr8nb 2 ай бұрын

how long does it smell

@dad1432 Ай бұрын

Awful the first day, less the second, then it's hardly noticeable.

@quailhunt1964 6 ай бұрын

Do you use car diesel or tractor diesel?

@NHamel123 3 ай бұрын

It's car diesel, tractor is dyed lol

@richardferster8049 8 ай бұрын

Know which is better?- pine or spruce.

@24391 10 ай бұрын

Wont it smell bad?

@CaptainWingnut 9 ай бұрын

Doesn't smell at all...well no more than a telephone pole smells.

@dissonant808 Жыл бұрын

Can you use ethanol free 87 gasoline? I don't have any use for diesel but keep gas cans for yard tools

@toddwheeler1526 Жыл бұрын

Do not use gasoline. It's far too flammable. Diesel fuel has a much lower flash point.

@dissonant808 Жыл бұрын

@@toddwheeler1526 good point, shoulda thought of that!

@wingnutbert9685 8 ай бұрын

@@dissonant808 I'm definitely not an expert, so just spitballing here; But maybe make a small batch and test it's flammability. Just an oz. of each in a tin pan, in a safe location outside. Yes, gas is more easily ignited. But I'm thinking once mixed with oil, that may significantly reduce it's ignition point being that it's the gasoline vapors that are the actual combustible. Folks use mineral spirits, kerosene, etc. and those are quiet flammable. Cheap and easy to test what you have and know for sure. Something I want to look into is, and I know it sounds a bit goofy/oxymoronic, which "fuel" is cleanest to use and if one dries faster and/or dries harder than another. And does one dry better, leaving no residue to get on your hands, clothes, etc.

@dissonant808 8 ай бұрын

@@wingnutbert9685 Makes sense to me as a safe way to test ignition hazards. I too love to see different things tested to see how they perform and hold up over time, which is why I love @ProjectFarm videos. I do have ATF oil that's been sitting around not being used (could impart a nice "redwood" tone to the wood), some mineral spirits and think I saw some kerosene around here too, so maybe I'll try a small scale test on variations to your original recipe!

@wingnutbert9685 8 ай бұрын

@@dissonant808 Project Farm is awesome! Good to have someone do real testing and not be a sponsored product schill. I've got a bridge to build with wind fallen Fir trees. It's a public trail that crosses a creek that runs through my property. I'm going to chainsaw two big beams and treads out of. It's a little ways from my house so trying to get something that's going to last with little to no maintenance. I'm on my own, so trying to plan construction and moving of the beams by myself and safely. Commercial products are mostly garbage and have to be redone every couple years. Motor oil and a fuel mix sounds bad on the face of it. But having to use the other "Low VOC" stuff so often, it's likely not any better environmentally and it insanely more expensive!