"Creocote" wood preservvative - Any good?

I acquired a gallon of "Creocote", the oil-based substutute for creosote. I wonder if it is any good, as compared to other preservatives. Does anyone have any experienc of it? It does seem relatively messy to work with, because it stays wet on the surface for a long time, but the hue it imparts to white wood is quite attractive, IMO. (I'm using the dark version).

It smells very similar to creosote.

Al

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AL_n
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Judging by the Wickes safety data sheet it's still pretty evil stuff

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stuart noble

Yeah, it's alright -- and if you've been given a gallon good for you: all this stuff costs a fortune now! ("It's the oil crisis innit?")

Smells good and looks good, and IMHO better than all the even more expensive fancy-pants preservatives marketed in all their splendid variety in the garden centres. As you say: needs to weather out properly, before you sit on it.

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Another John

I used some on a back fence that has been previously treated with the real stuff. Looking from my desk I can see green algae all over the horizontal rails. It wasn't treated all that long ago (2 or 3 years)

I've looked after? both this and a larger side fence for 25 years. they are somewhat overhung the dreaded sycamore trees. I don't intend to use 'Creocote' again.

Jim Chisholm

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Jim Chisholm

Well it is, in terms of preservation. The rest is all bad.

The idea that preserving wood 10x as often, using 10x as much modern ineffective preservative, transport, oil etc etc is a green option is a degree of idiocy only a government could manage.

What I now want to know is how to stabilise zinc and copper in creocote, then itll last longer.

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NT

Another John wrote in news:lalaw44- snipped-for-privacy@surfnet-nl.ipv.ptr.145.109.x.invalid:

I find it strange that creosote is (or was) used medicinally!

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AL_n

AIUI - At least some "creosote" used medicinally comes from the creosote bush. And wood-based creosotes are very different from coal-based ones.

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polygonum

Creocote is still carcinogenic so why not use the real thing creosote?

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tony

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