Black Pine Tar Siding

Apply warm if possible and onto a warm surface for better penetration and longer term results.

Black pine tar siding. Green will soon be available too. The sticky resin is then collected and cleaned to various degrees and pigment is even added for colour. Jd homemade varnish recipe. Adjust the ratio according to your project.

For the soffits we used 50 50 natural pine tar with purified linseed oil. Mix 50 with organic raw linseed oil. The only way to remove tar from siding is by using a petroleum product. To customize the mixture add more pine tar for a darker color or add less for a lighter color.

Apply at least 2 coats. Also known as artillery or cannonball fungus sphaerobolus it uses internal water pressure to forcefully fire its spores similar to seeds up to 20 feet away the fungus sets its sights on bright areas so that means it will aim for any pale surface that reflects light such as the siding on your house. It is available in a light and a dark finish as well as pigmented. The pine tar is black it is just very thick like molasses.

Black pine tar stain is a very old swedish tradition for surface treatment of wooden buildings outdoor wooden structures and wooden boats. Mix pine tar with japan drier boiled linseed oil and turpentine in appropriate quantities and proportions for a traditional varnish. Use a stiff bristle brush as large as possible to massage the pine tar mixture into the wood and to cover a large area at a time. In this state pine tar has the consistency of molasses and can be used for preserving wood even below grade.

Allow more drying time for the darker mixture. Ideal for barns and outbuildings wide plank siding decks porches fences fence posts etc. Apply black pine tar to new untreated wood or to wood that was formerly treated with pine tar or distemper paints such as falun paint. See the recipe shown below.

But when thinned with the linseed oil which really has no color contribution it goes on like a slightly thick stain. An old down east deck coating formula used on wooden decks for schooners fishing boats and porch decks. Above grade we recommend mixing the pine tar 50 50 with allback purified raw linseed oil and applying. Makes for an amber finish.

Rinse well and allow to dry. Black brown and red. It s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide. If they can t replace just a few pieces due to color change they may have to reside the whole side of your home so it looks the same.

Clean the surface with linseed oil soap and water to remove dust and dirt from the wood with a brush. Pine tar stain provides fantastic protection for wood in damp or humid climates as well as in dry and sunny areas.