low plains drifter 9,466 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 9 hours ago, Qbgrey said: I just bought 25 litres of that stinky creosote, thought id be clever and filled up a weed killer pump spray , it was going on my fence rapid until a powerful cross wind flew threw, fuk me I looked like james brown Get down! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poxon 5,555 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 12 hours ago, neil r said: You can still get the real thing , they just don’t sell it to the general public . I’ve just done an engine oil/creosote mix on this pallet wood chicken run , hopefully lasts a good few years but 40 years is some going . My misses dad used to do his fence every summer religiously he’d probably not done it for about 5yrs before it was removed he’s getting on abit he’s in his 80s but was still a solid fence when removed used to crack me up when I used to go up there in the summer there used to be a stong smell of creosote you’d look at the fence it’d look like it was bleeding of creosote. I do like the smell of the stuff though 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 10,440 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 got stitched up by a neighbour as a kid ruthless it was and one lad got it threw over them i just thought it was paint i ended up drs took myself burning itch to much lol one lad ended up hospital Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marvel 459 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 On 19/03/2024 at 18:54, king said: Just ordered a 25l drum online mate.as I said that ronseal is shit stuff..so proper creosote the fence is having.. Where on line? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted March 20 Author Report Share Posted March 20 1 minute ago, Marvel said: Where on line? Here mate.. Traditional Creosote - Creosote Sales WWW.CREOSOTESALES.CO.UK 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marvel 459 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 7 minutes ago, king said: Here mate.. Traditional Creosote - Creosote Sales WWW.CREOSOTESALES.CO.UK Cheers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,120 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Was they good to deal with king ? I might get a drum for the hen house Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, vfr400boy said: Was they good to deal with king ? I might get a drum for the hen house The website said 2/3 days for delivery mate..so hopefully today or tommorow..i ordered online with them..no phone call 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,120 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 On 21/03/2024 at 08:31, king said: The website said 2/3 days for delivery mate..so hopefully today or tommorow..i ordered online with them..no phone call Did it come n any good ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted March 29 Author Report Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, vfr400boy said: Did it come n any good ? Yes mate it arrived in 3 or 4 days. Used a battery paint pressure sprayer for the fences went on neat didn't have to thin it down..proper strong smell with it..I'm fully converted from the water based ronseal stuff now.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,879 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Just ordered a drum...my dad used to mix with used engine oil, is there any benefit to doing that, I think someone on here mentioned doing it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borderboy 80 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 50 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said: Just ordered a drum...my dad used to mix with used engine oil, is there any benefit to doing that, I think someone on here mentioned doing it It improves the water shedding, but it never really dries, so don’t put it anywhere you are going to come into contact with it or it’ll ruin your clothes. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,100 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 On 30/03/2024 at 12:52, DIDO.1 said: Just ordered a drum...my dad used to mix with used engine oil, is there any benefit to doing that, I think someone on here mentioned doing it It takes ages, months to dry. Unless you timber is proper dry. It will go a lot further and used engine oil is free. I've known it to be mixed with diesel too, but that was when diesel was cheap and red. Creosote, old oil and diesel, lovely. My friends Father used to do the kennels, stables, coops and pretty much everything outside. I've ruined plenty of clothes round there, my Ma used to do her nut at me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,879 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 5 minutes ago, leegreen said: It takes ages, months to dry. Unless you timber is proper dry. It will go a lot further and used engine oil is free. I've known it to be mixed with diesel too, but that was when diesel was cheap and red. Creosote, old oil and diesel, lovely. My friends Father used to do the kennels, stables, coops and pretty much everything outside. I've ruined plenty of clothes round there, my Ma used to do her nut at me. We don't have a big garden so it's just the back fence I'm using it on. My dad used to do all the fences and the backs of the sheds in creosote/oil mixed. I'll get some overalls on 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,100 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 1 minute ago, leegreen said: It takes ages, months to dry. Unless you timber is proper dry. It will go a lot further and used engine oil is free. I've known it to be mixed with diesel too, but that was when diesel was cheap and red. Creosote, old oil and diesel, lovely. My friends Father used to do the kennels, stables, coops and pretty much everything outside. I've ruined plenty of clothes round there, my Ma used to do her nut at me. I've got a dog kennel here that I've had for 30+ years. it was secondhand when I bought it and made out of recycled materials. The kennel comes apart, flat pack style and when I last moved 23 years ago, it was still sticky and messy to touch in between the joints. I treated it and replaced the roof back then and it is only now it is ready to be replaced. So I would say its cushty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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