End Cut Preservative?

[AldeanFan]

I'm building a deck to drink beer on when not working in the garage.
Using pressure treated lumber since I spent all my money on tools

I was told to use an end cut preservative, Cut-N-Seal is what's available here, $20+ for a quart can.

Here's what it says on their website:
What is Cut-N-Seal?
Cut-N-Seal® is a water-based brush-on sealer and moisture repellent for cuts and holes in pressure treated wood that expose untreated wood above ground where appearance counts, on deck boards, railing, post tops, and fence boards.

Is this just a sealer? I have partial gallon of Thompsons in the shed, is this the same with a tint?

 

[aandpdan]

Sounds like a sealer.

When I built my deck I used wood preservative with copper in it. This stuff:

https://www.amazon.com/Green-Products-210-328-Preservative-Copper/dp/B003VKK44I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468940446&sr=8-1&keywords=Green+Products+210-328+Wood+Preservative

 

[AldeanFan]

Sounds like a sealer.

When I built my deck I used wood preservative with copper in it. This stuff:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VKK44I/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Thanks, I found that on Amazon.ca and its $37 here in Canada + $8 shipping

 

[Cyberbear]

There is no guarantee that what you use is the proper product, only time will tell for certain. Try asking around at your local lumber yard and see if they know anything, or ask the supplier of your PT deck lumber.

 

[Tarheel Slim]

I found some decent stuff i was happy with at Home Hardware,cant remember the name it was green and really smelled,its for end cuts on ground contact wood,was 20 dollars cover 100 sq ft.

 

[BiggieSmalls]

Good info here:
www.poles.com
I've bought from them. very knowledgeable and easy to talk to.

 

[nadogail]

I use a Copper Napthate solution I buy at Home Depot.

 

[raceman6135]

Thanks, I found that on Amazon.ca and its $37 here in Canada + $8 shipping

Here's a much more reasonably-priced option, and it's made in Canada:

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.end-cut-preservative---green---946-ml.1000129324.html

 

[JonnyMac]

In my experience with wooden decks. Any treatment that is water based is inferior to the oil based equivalent..

 

[four.cycle]

water-based wood preservative? hahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahaa!!!!!

that really is kind of funny.

I'll bet they sell it at Home Depot, right?

Thompson's Water Seal isn't worth a damn, at least not around here. Has to be applied every year, and you have to prep the surface every time.

Want your wood to NOT rot?
Copper Napthenate.
Only way to go. Spendy. Highly toxic. Causes nerve damage too. Really nasty stuff. Buy some serious big-*** heavy gloves, and LEAVE THE PAINTBRUSH IN THE CAN. When you've used the very last drop, pop the lid off, let it dry out and send the can (and brush) to the landfill in a neat package.

Did I mention do not breathe the stuff?

The color will fade out in a few months, so don't worry about it. If you want to stain over it, wait about a week for it to fully cure and then apply an oil-based stain.

Do not apply to anything near your vegetable garden.

 

[AldeanFan]

Here's a much more reasonably-priced option, and it's made in Canada:

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.end-cut-preservative---green---946-ml.1000129324.html

Not available in my area, but thanks

 

[AldeanFan]

I found this one:
http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/i...n/Ntk-All_EN/R-I1874765?Ntt=wood+preservative

Says Zinc Naphthenate,

I'll ask at the lumber yard, and buy the product with the most warnings on the label, if its toxic enough to kill me it should be good enough to protect my deck.

 

[dave*99]

I read up extensively last year when I redecked my pressure treated deck. The very old deck boards had failed due to end rot.

While I don't remember much of what I read, I landed on Anchorseal 2 Green wood sealer. The PT wood was very wet when I received it. Even still, the Anchorseal penetrated well. After the deck dried out, I stained it with Cabot semi-solid oil based stain. I can see a slight color change at the board ends due to the Anchorseal. It is not a problem. It gives me confidence that the Anchorseal penetrated the wet wood about 3 inches down the board. So I think it will hold up well.

 

[four.cycle]

hmmm... never heard of Zinc Naphthenate...
the stuff I used was pretty much the same formula as the stuff just above from Canada.
$10 for 946 ml ?!?!?!?! that is crazy expensive if you're doing a big job.

It contains the active ingredient Copper Naphthenate with the guarantee of 2% copper in the formulation. Not to be used in dwellings, for exterior and above ground use only.

^ yeah... this is the stuff, although I distinctly recall the stuff I bought said it was for below ground applications only. but then, I bought it in.... '92 or '93 when I was building a treehouse... paid $8 a gallon for it then.

 

[BiggieSmalls]

While replacing my pine log railing I built a vacuum chamber and used copper napthenate diluted with diesel. It penetrated better than I thought it would. Pine in western Wa. does not have much life span. This is my first attempt at attaching a pic so hopefully you can see the result.