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Thread: Treatment for posts in ground
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17th March 2007, 03:38 PM #1
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Treatment for posts in ground
I am interested as to whether anyone is aware of a user friendly [perhaps creosote based] timber preservative that can be applied to hardwood posts to preserve underground? I use to use a product called Cleansote [Protim Silgnum] which was great but my supplier tells me it has been banned by the Govt because "you can make a bomb out of it"
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17th March 2007, 08:53 PM #2
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Gday Matthew, welcome aboard.
Just renamed your post to something more likely to elicit the answers you're after.
Dunno about Cleansote being bomb material, but Protim's CN Emulsion could be what you need.
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19th March 2007, 07:14 PM #3
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Thanks Sean Good advice
Im on the case and are now talking to the right people....The CN emulsion is what I beleive will serve me best. There is also a CN oil? which I am not aware of?
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19th March 2007, 11:30 PM #4
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3rd April 2007, 10:53 AM #5
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Hi there Matthew,
No sure what you meant by "user friendly", but they are now treating hardwood posts with ACQ which does not contain the arsenate.
I know of a few people that have sent their posts off for treatment. its probably costed them a few hundred dollars, but saves all the time in sealing each post manually.
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3rd April 2007, 11:52 AM #6
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I'm always sceptical of hardwood treatments as you are only going to get the chemical in about 2mm because hardwood's cell structure is sealed with resins.
This means that autoclaving is going to be no more effective that dipping or painting your timber.
I think you would be better off purchasing hardwood with the correct durability class for your needs in the first place.
I better confess I really know very little about this as I am not in the industry.... I just have an opinion on pretty well everything!
BTW I would be happy for someone to correct me if I'm wrong.
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3rd April 2007, 06:42 PM #7
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Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb
I better confess I really know very little about this as I am not in the industry.... I just have an opinion on pretty well everything!
If only we could all be so honest...
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