Used hydralic fluid and diesel for trailer deck?

[nyone]

Brushing is really best for any exterior wood application. It allows you to work the stain/oil into the cracks in the wood and fill them up. Cracks is also where water can sit and rot will be the first to start.

 

[hube2]

Brushing is really best for any exterior wood application. It allows you to work the stain/oil into the cracks in the wood and fill them up. Cracks is also where water can sit and rot will be the first to start.

I personally prefer using a brush as well. Also lets me get the edges of the plywood which is more important.

 

[the old grind]

Just oiled the sideboards (deck plank wood) and plywood deck of my 6'x10' ramp-gate trailer. Then I did my 16' car/CUT hauler's 2x10 treated deck. Plastic liner in a metal rolling pan and straight hydro from the last change. I used a thick nap roller with long handle and a 2" brush to easily cover all areas and get into the corners/edges where the roller wouldn't go.

It was a far bigger job to powerwash all the wood days before to prep.

Two weeks later I'd like to oil the decks again. Both trailers are 20 years old and have never had such treatment. They aren't the least bit slippery when dry, and look almost new. The KISS principle is working for me and sweeping leaves seeds and twigs that kind of stick after a rain are way more easily swept off.

 

[paulsharvey]

I use motor oil or used hydraulic fluid whatever I have an abundance of at the time but I try to cut it with an equal amount of diesel fuel. I try to apply it on a good hot day ( which where you and I are there is no shortage ) I use a paint roller on a stick with a roller screen in a 5 gallon bucket and it soaks in just fine, a mop will work to and a lot faster but IMO you waste an awful lot and definitely not as environmentally friendly.

It was 95 today; and we haven't had measurable rain in a month; dang grass is so crunchy it sounds like walking on rice crispies.

 

[319Quahog]

I used BLO and mineral spirits a couple years back. A couple of coats.

At Lowes over by the cans of asphalt sealcoating stuff, they should have some large brushes that you can screw on the end of a broomstick. It's a nice back saver.

Might do it again this year if it ever stops raining.

Neither BLO or waste oil has UV protection so you'll still have some issues down the road.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

It was 95 today; and we haven't had measurable rain in a month; dang grass is so crunchy it sounds like walking on rice crispies.

Facts.

 

[nyone]

Neither BLO or waste oil has UV protection so you'll still have some issues down the road

UV protection comes from a darker stain so used motor oil would have more UV protection than linseed oil.