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Thread ID: 143153 2016-12-04 20:05:00 Painting the deck Misty (368) PC World Chat
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1429437 2016-12-09 22:54:00 I bought Resene's Moss and Mould killer, thinking it was reputable company. Find that it is just overpriced bleach.

and bleach is overpriced watered down chlorine solution.
pctek (84)
1429438 2016-12-10 02:25:00 Can you buy oxalic acid or calcium hypochloride at you feed and grain stores?

Oxalic acid is the best bleach for wood or leather, but buy it in powder form, 'cause as a liquid it has a very short shelf life .

Sodium hydroxide is dangerous but is a very good bleach too . . That's lye .
SurferJoe46 (51)
1429439 2016-12-10 03:41:00 Sodium hydroxide is actually used in the pulping process. Separates/Destroys wood/fibers (chiefly lignin) when heated. I seen the entire process at NZ Kinleith pulp mill, where wood logs/chips are converted to paper (Kraft liner). Wood chips are boiled in a 300 million dollar 4 story high massive vessel pot(s) (continuous digester) to break down wood to pulp - then converted to linerboard (kraft paper).

Many chemical - moisture/barrier properties/reactions of wood are not dissimilar from paper. We used to design and test simulate wood products from heavy duty paper substitutes. We trialed bulk bins (mega flute). coffins, pallets, vertical wardrobes, etc fabricated from paper. Never did decking though. I reckon because of potential conflict with the wood products division at the time. Entirely possible though, cheap and easy. maybe easily replace/discard a new "paper" deck every few months. Jigsaw lock and throw out. Spray paint it. Coat it. Tear it out to replace. Rather than be stuck with the same wooden deck forever.
kahawai chaser (3545)
1429440 2016-12-13 02:45:00 www.youtube.com

Just grab some Schaeffers, that will sort you out. :p
wratterus (105)
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