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<blockquote data-quote="kenojoe" data-source="post: 741311" data-attributes="member: 865"><p>I think he means used oil. I made a big batch of this and soaked some white cedar posts out of Canada. I sealed off the bottom of 2 9' sections of 6" pipe and stood them upright in the barn. I rigged a pulley and put the posts in the pipes and kept 6" of this mix over the tops of the posts. I had to force the posts down in the pipe as they wanted to float up out of the pipe. I soaked them in pairs for 6 days at a time and put in new ones until all 120 posts were done. They sure did look good when done. I left them in the barn all winter and put my fence up last year. What a disappointment. When I topped some of the posts off I noticed that the "creosote" had penetrated less than 1/16" into the posts. Maybe it was the white cedar, I don't know. As the summer went on, the side of the posts that face south got lighter and lighter. It may offer some protection in the ground but is pretty useless above ground. I would be interested to know if anyone else has tried this mix and how it worked for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kenojoe, post: 741311, member: 865"] I think he means used oil. I made a big batch of this and soaked some white cedar posts out of Canada. I sealed off the bottom of 2 9' sections of 6" pipe and stood them upright in the barn. I rigged a pulley and put the posts in the pipes and kept 6" of this mix over the tops of the posts. I had to force the posts down in the pipe as they wanted to float up out of the pipe. I soaked them in pairs for 6 days at a time and put in new ones until all 120 posts were done. They sure did look good when done. I left them in the barn all winter and put my fence up last year. What a disappointment. When I topped some of the posts off I noticed that the "creosote" had penetrated less than 1/16" into the posts. Maybe it was the white cedar, I don't know. As the summer went on, the side of the posts that face south got lighter and lighter. It may offer some protection in the ground but is pretty useless above ground. I would be interested to know if anyone else has tried this mix and how it worked for them. [/QUOTE]
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