Diesel is an excellent wood preservative and the wood quickly absorbs diesel-based stain.

Re: Kerosene / Linseed Oil It’s a pretty good pesticide/preservative for wood, effective to protect your basement joists and girders against termites and many fungi.

Motor oil wouldn’t make a very good preservative for wood. Wood is like a cluster of drinking straws for a preservative needs to fill the wood and harden to prevent water from penetrating. Motor oil will go on soaking into the wood as long as you feed it, because it never dries.

Probably because the oil is oil, and doesn’t really physically change, so it never dries. It can sink into the wood or get rubbed off, but it will never dry or cure. Some of it will get washed off with rain, and they’ll be a nice bare patch in the ground under it because the earth is poisoned.

Oil will stabilize the wood and probably prevent rotting. It also becomes more brittle in the same way as water-soaked wood does.

Wood Oil: Offering more durability than a wax polish, Wood oils are easy to work with, very easy to repair (sand down scratches then reapply) but they do have slower drying times. Wood Varnish: Forming a seal on the surface of the wood, varnishes are the strongest of all wood finishes.

5 of the Best Oil Finishes for Wood Furniture

• Linseed Oil. Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil, is one of the most popular wood finishes in the world.
• Tung Oil. Tung oil is a plant-based oil used as a wood finish.
• Mineral Oil. Mineral oil is a broadly used term to describe a clear, odorless oil.
• Walnut Oil.
• Danish Oil.

When using OIL BASED finishes: The best method for bringing out the natural characteristics of wood grain is to use a penetrating oil like Tung oil, Walnut oil or double boiled Linseed oil.

There are three surefire ways to waterproof your wood for years to come.

1. Use linseed or Tung oil to create a beautiful and protective hand-rubbed finish.
2. Seal the wood with coating of polyurethane, varnish, or lacquer.
3. Finish and waterproof wood simultaneously with a stain-sealant combo.

Wood Deck Maintenance: Simple Tips to Keep Your Wood Deck Looking New

1. Be Sure to Sweep Away Debris.
2. Keep It Clean and Sealed.
3. Make Minor Repairs.
4. Maintain with High-Quality Deck Stain.

Sealant, stain, and paint can all be applied to a deck for different degrees of protection.

1. Sealants are primarily used to protect against moisture damage.
2. Stains always include pigmentation, which adds color to the deck and helps protect against UV damage.

If you’re looking to maintain the original color of pressure-treated wood longer, you will need to not only clean your deck periodically, but also apply a water-repellent finish with an ultraviolet stabilizer. The stabilizer will not prevent eventual discoloration, but will slow the process.

Using a cleaning solution

1. Using a cleaning solution.
2. Sweep the deck. Remove all the furniture and use a stiff wire brush to sweep away loose debris, leaves and dirt.
3. Protect the surrounding area.
4. Apply the decking cleaner.
5. Using a pressure washer.
6. Decking oil.
7. Decking stains.
8. Choose how you apply the stain.

A pressure washer can clean a wood deck much faster than you can scrub it by hand. That is a terrific advantage. However, a pressure washer will frequently destroy the surface of the wood. Those that are not eroded can be dislodged, leaving the wood fuzzy or rough after it dries.

You should use a roller brush or sprayer to apply a steady coat of quality stain, such as Olympic Elite stains or Olympic MAXIMUM stains. If you see that too much wood stain has been used in an area, use a roller or brush to fix the imperfections.

A paint roller can be used to roll stain on. A wide 18-inch roller may work well for staining a few fence or deck boards at a time but a mop or stain pad will hold more stain lessening the amount of time you have to dip back into the stain bucket.