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Old 31st Aug 2017, 2:25 am   #39
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Default Re: Woodworm damaged cabinets

I've noticed that bare wood is now being used for public works in my area, and of course it starts to crack up after a single winter. It's usually got nasty copper-chrome-arsenic stuff in it to discourage the bugs, but someone's apparently forgotten that wood needs a coating of something like paint or oil to protect it against sun and water.

I've heard that sump oil was once used as a cheap alternative to creosote. It probably has some creosote-like stuff in it from the exhaust soot.

Most mothballs on sale now are camphor, which don't kill moths but are supposed to repel them, though I've not seen any evidence of that.
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