What do you treat flat bed trailer wood with
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Topic: What do you treat flat bed trailer wood with
Posted By: allischalmerguy
Subject: What do you treat flat bed trailer wood with
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 9:52pm
What do you all treat your flat bed trailer wood deck with so it preserves it?
And how do you apply it?
Thanks
Pastor Mike
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Posted By: nella(Pa)
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 10:07pm
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free drain oil paint roller
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Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 10:14pm
Boiled linseed oil.
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 10:30pm
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Thompson's Water Seal. Roll it on.
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Posted By: dawntreader74
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 10:57pm
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good old used motor oil big old paint brush;
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 11:14pm
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Nothing, I bought a trailer to haul my skid loader over 20 years ago, its still good.
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Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 12:25am
Old weed sprayer with used black diesel engine oil thinned just enough to spray out the nozzel... Did that to the manure spreader for years and years. Sure helped keeping the chit from freezing to the wood so hard...and did the chains and slats too.worked great on the hay wagons too....
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 12:28am
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hand pump weed sprayer filled with what ever is available at the time.
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Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 7:52am
I use used motor oil also, but you gotta watch it when the deck is wet, you can bust your can.
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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 8:53am
Another vote for used motor oil. I put mine on with roller and brush.
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Posted By: wfmurray
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 9:07am
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Built shed over 20 year ago and boadred up and down.Sprayed with diesel fuel and clorox. 50/50. Oil preserves and clorox kills fungus. Still looks good.Put on two coats with hand spray.
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Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 7:59pm
10-4 on the used motor oil!! thanks; ac fleet
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Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 8:26pm
Boiled linseed oil and a roller. I never pass up an opportunity to sit down so no used motor oil for me.
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Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 9:31pm
+1 for used motor oil, touch of diesel to thin, roll it on in the sun in light coats until it starts taking a while to soak in
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Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2018 at 8:55am
Thanks Guys!
I think I will try the oil when I get a chance and it quits raining here!
Mike
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Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2018 at 9:40am
I have been very happy with used hydraulic oil. It generally doesn't have the carbon in it like used motor oil does, so the color of the wood stays lighter.
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2018 at 10:11am
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The caution for used motor oil is the Lead and other contaminants in it, leaves the wood nasty when wetted, IF someone were to get nosey could hold up a sale as to lead contamination. Not much from bearings but if is in the wood then the wood becomes hazardous materials to be gotten rid of. The laws are getting that stupid.
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Posted By: weiner
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2018 at 7:50pm
I built a trailer a few years ago and I put on several coats of cheap but new Ford auto tranny oil. It sure did have a pretty pinkish shine for a few years.
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