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Preserving Deadwood
Posted: July 16th, 2011, 5:14 pm
by andy hodges
Could any1 point me in the direction of a good wood hardener?
Some parts of the deadwood on this Baekea are a bit soft for my liking.
Re: Preserving Deadwood
Posted: July 16th, 2011, 5:29 pm
by bodhidharma
Earls wood hardener or lightly wire brush them and lime sulpher them
Re: Preserving Deadwood
Posted: July 16th, 2011, 5:50 pm
by Bougy Fan
Earls comes up sort of a satin gloss look and you can get it from the big green shed. You may need to tint the lime sulphur as it may be too white, especially on a native.
Tony
Re: Preserving Deadwood
Posted: July 16th, 2011, 6:21 pm
by andy hodges
Cheers guys.
Re: Preserving Deadwood
Posted: July 16th, 2011, 6:36 pm
by will baddeley
Sorry guys but Lime Sulphur is not a preservative. Its a fungicide and may also deter woodborers but nothing more.
In the UK we have something called Ronseal wet rot wood hardener. Its a spirit based clear resin. After its dried, It goes initially milky when wetted but will return to the natural colour of the wood in a week.