Fine Swedish pine tar is a high-quality wood tar oil that you can use for finishing exterior wood. It makes the wood more durable against UV rays. When applying it, make sure to remove all dust and dirt from the wood using a brush. For best results, apply the pine tar that is heated to 50…
Pine tar acts as a natural preservative for wood, providing a breathable protective barrier against moisture and sunlight. It is easy to maintain, nourishes the wood and provides protection against insects, such as termites and ants. Some outbuildings and barns have been preserved with pine tar wood treatment for many years with very little maintenance….
What is Pine Tar? it’s a substance obtained from pine trees that has been used since ancient times for creating a water repellent, protective barrier on wood. Using it is quite a different experience to using modern paint but it offers a number of benefits as a natural wood preservative. What is Pine Tar made…
Swedish pine tar comes from the forest. It is a natural wood preservative that can be obtained by burning the resin from the pine trees. It is mainly used to prevent microbes and moisture to seep in the wood products. Although it protects the wood products, it still enables the wood to breathe and prevent…
If you use tung oil with pine tar, this combination can give any wood product a beautiful glow. It allows the natural beauty of the wood product to shine through. But it is not the only purpose of the oil as it also puts extra protection to the product. Tung oil or Chinese wood oil is…
You might have had to choose between linseed oil and Tung oil in the past to give your wood furniture or projects a good finish. Although the two products are similar, there are a couple of differences that you need to take into consideration while deciding on your choice of application. They are popular wood…
So you are new to the woodworking world and have found that it isn’t as easy as measuring a couple of planks and cutting them to size. The one thing that you will have picked up on that it is extremely satisfying to see your handy work and if you are anything like me, you…
Finding the best ways to help protect your home and its look matter to you. Maintaining the overall look of your home goes beyond caring for the landscape, painting the interior and exterior, and maintaining things like plumbing and electricity. The wood areas of your home are going to need help as well if you…
As beautiful as natural wood can be inside and outside your home, without proper care the wood can quickly deteriorate, lose its luster, crack, and become damaged. Wood, when left to its own, will dry out and become prone to cracking splitting, and breaking, so doing what you can to help the wood will give…
Finding the right colored pine tar may be tricky when deciding for a new exterior look. Pine Tar World suggests the rich, warm and yet very calming color, Vitriol. Vitriol may not be the first color one would think of and decide for a new exterior appearance, but gray is a quite attractive color and…