RobDenton

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I have been given 10L of waxoyl that must be 20 years old, tins have never been opened. Do you reckon it goes off?

Tins still have the Halfords £9.99 stickers on them :)

Guess they will Need a good mix but hoping it is still useable


Any thoughts?

Thanks
Rob
 
If you mix it with doozil you should be able to run a series off it if that is what you mean...
 
I have been given 10L of waxoyl that must be 20 years old, tins have never been opened. Do you reckon it goes off?

Tins still have the Halfords £9.99 stickers on them :)

Guess they will Need a good mix but hoping it is still useable


Any thoughts?

Thanks
Rob

are the tins rotten? i would use it, good mix up and away you go!
 
No it has been inside so the tins are fine, it does feel a little solid at the bottom however I will get them decanted and given a good mix. Thanks for the replies

Rob
 
I think the old stuff will be better as it had more noxious ingredients in that the newer stuff doesn't.just like the old creosote was fantastic the New water based stuff isn't worth using.
 
I think the old stuff will be better as it had more noxious ingredients in that the newer stuff doesn't.just like the old creosote was fantastic the New water based stuff isn't worth using.
:rolleyes:
off topic here now -
I used whats now called creoCote, but mixed with good black used diesel engine oil on my wooden fences. I almost poured a coat on about 3 months ago :rolleyes:
but never done the last 3 panels on my noo not yet finished drive as there being changed for taller ones.. :confused:
the other day I was out in the pouring rain, and looking at my painted fence to see the water just forming globuals and running off, while the unpainted fence next to it was just soaking the rain up !
Prooves to me it works ;)
 
:rolleyes:
off topic here now -
I used whats now called creoCote, but mixed with good black used diesel engine oil on my wooden fences. I almost poured a coat on about 3 months ago :rolleyes:
but never done the last 3 panels on my noo not yet finished drive as there being changed for taller ones.. :confused:
the other day I was out in the pouring rain, and looking at my painted fence to see the water just forming globuals and running off, while the unpainted fence next to it was just soaking the rain up !
Prooves to me it works ;)

Jolly good. I too have been known to use used oil as a timber preservative. Gives a nice patina too, like antique furniture. If you've got a big enough container, posts can be stood in it prior to going in the ground which stops them going soft quite so quickly.
 
Jolly good. I too have been known to use used oil as a timber preservative. Gives a nice patina too, like antique furniture. If you've got a big enough container, posts can be stood in it prior to going in the ground which stops them going soft quite so quickly.
:D
agree.
I pulled out all my old wood posts after being in mostly sandy/essex clay for 10 years, all had been left standing in my creocote/oil mix prior to being "planted"
most of them are still so good I could have used them again,
if they had been taller. ;)
 
I been using very old waxoyl on me disco.. Its good stuff but the top bit of the tin was rusted n bits went into the wax so it kept on blocking the sprayer..
 
I been using very old waxoyl on me disco.. Its good stuff but the top bit of the tin was rusted n bits went into the wax so it kept on blocking the sprayer..
;)
could have warmed it up a bit then run it through a thin cloth to strain it praps...






I do all my box sections and chassis once a year with waxoil,
but do it in the heat of the summer so its lets it "creep" into water traps
(like between welds an stuff)
but I do it after re Shutzing the outer chassis/floors and stuff first.

I think it all helps
just beware of runny "snot" like cold waxoil seeping downwards in very hot days :rolleyes:
 
;)
could have warmed it up a bit then run it through a thin cloth to strain it praps...






I do all my box sections and chassis once a year with waxoil,
but do it in the heat of the summer so its lets it "creep" into water traps
(like between welds an stuff)
but I do it after re Shutzing the outer chassis/floors and stuff first.

I think it all helps
just beware of runny "snot" like cold waxoil seeping downwards in very hot days :rolleyes:
I did warm it up n tried to filter it through a fine meshed funnel.. You should of seen the bloody state i got in.
 

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