The BEST Wood Deck Finish that NO ONE Talks About!!

Do this at your own risk. This video is for demonstration purposes only. In this video I am going to re finish my wooden deck with a controversial finish. If you need to refinish your deck and are looking for a durable finish and are sick of all the chemicals in a bottle that you buy from the store, this might be an option.

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[richardgerrald]

I’ve done my deck, privacy fence, and outside wood siding buildings for several years. It’s the best wood treatment I know of. Learned this from my grandfather. No Thompson’s water stain for me!

[chanchan]

We had a huge retaining wall made with old railroad ties and every couple of years re-applied used motor oil & diesel. It’s been standing for over 50 years. I also put used motor oil in sand in a big metal bucket. I’ll put my shovels, garden forks, any metal tools in the bucket after use. Keeps everything rust free & clean.

[rogerharris]

When I change the oil on my truck I use that oil on my wooden fence. It works great. And I re-do it about every other year. It's free, looks good and makes the fence last longer.

[oneshoeless]

My dad used to take the oil changes and "paint" the wooden fence on the property. The fence is still looking good 20 years later. It works.

[Darkice]

I have fence posts on my property that have been there around 100 years. People used to soak them for months in used oil. Then just put them in the ground. They don't rot, and the bugs don't eat them. The only thing that damages them is time, and water. But it takes a lot of time, and a lot of water.

[richardclifton]

I use a combination of two items to protect any wood outside. You have to let it dry fully but it repels water for 2 years before reapplication is needed. It is not slippery when wet with water and it will bring life back to old weathered wood. The mix I use is a 3-to-1 mixture of Used Motor oil from an oil change you do on your car, plus 1 part diesel.

I put the mixture in a 2-gallon pump sprayer and spread it with a nylon bristle street broom. When done you can wipe your hand across the bristles of the broom and nothing will come off on your hand. The grain of the wood will swell slightly and close those cracks if the boards are weathered, but it works great. I have tried Thompson's Water Seal and it is not an inexpensive item but the floor will be slippery when using it whereas the use of old oil and diesel will not be. Thompson's doesn't last as long either.

[normanmcdonald]

my grand father use to have a small dia. barrel he'd put all the used oil in and soak posts in for fencing they never rotted over 50 - 60 years later i'm 71 and some of those post are still in great shape

[klpittman]

A friend of mine built a 70 x 50 foot barn sheathed with 12 inch x 14 ft rough cut poplar boards from his sawmill. Sprayed 50/50 mix of diesel fuel and used motor oil inside and out with a pump up sprayer. Looked like dark walnut stain. After nearly 20 years still no rot.

[fridebloney]

I just saw this video. I wanted to tell you a few things from my experience as a 56 yr old. My grandpa was born in 1912. In 1947 he used sawmill lumber to construct a "rack" he basically dug by hand into the side of a small embankment. Stood posts up vertically approximately the length of a car from the edge of the small embankment. Then laid boards horizontally from the top edge of the bank extending out to the posts. He used it and I did my father and his brothers to do all sorts of automotive work. That rack is still there and solid. Of course because of the oil. 3 coats on a trailer or deck is too much all at once. 2 light or one heavy every eight months for a few years is fine. And that's plenty for a long time. This is really the cool part though. You can go to any paint supplier and buy black or other dark color paint pigments. It doesn't take much but you think that deck looks nice? Which it does in my opinion but mix pigment with the oil and BAM! OMG it's like something from the rich and famous magazines!

[pauljandourek]

You are spot on. I have been doing this for 30 years and the price is right. Good job.

[darrylschmidt]

I don't see a problem with this. I am on my fourth set of trailer 2x12s and will go this route. One recommendation from a former painter... Start on a board when applying the oil and finish it. When you do square areas, the overlap of areas can show up later when the oil/paint wears thin. For the haters, it's a quality of workmanship thing...most people wont get it until they see the overlap areas in their job months later and go "that looks like crap".

[littlehuey]

One tip I use is to filter the oil thru a couple of old tee shirts together the carbon particulate out and it won’t rub off before it weathers !

[judipauli]

We built a retaining wall and used old motor oil from our buddy’s auto shop (free), mixed with kerosene, to spray on the wall of 4” X 4” PT wood. We mixed with kerosene to make it thin enough to spray on. We added posts in front of wall, every 8’ & painted them with just the old motor oil, so they were darker. It looks fabulous! It still looks great 3 yrs later.

[larrysprouse]

70 years old and been doing this all my life, it just works

[leonhart]

If you want you can mix the old oil with diesel fuel to thin it so you can covermore and being thinner it penetrates better. It may take a few more of these thin coat to get the look you want.
It not only protects from moisture, it also protects from bugs.

[skrywenko]

I painted my house wood trim with this about 30 years ago.. but I use diesel and roofing tar with a little bit of raw linseed oil. i repaint every couple years then after it reached a permanent stain colour i liked . I stopped about 20 years ago. and I have not stained it again since. and it still holding up and no rot anywhere

[mleachx]

I did this to my deck 2 years ago. Things I encountered. The smell lasted for about a week. This didnt bother me but for some reason the internets make a big deal about this. I probably did 2 coats worth and it repelled water nicely. The sun did fade most of my color out of it which i wasnt happy about. I also did get mold/mildew on my rails that were in sun mostly, I read it feeds on the oil and youre more prone to having it on wood, but a bleach and water mix helps clear it. needs about a week of soaking before I didnt have a film on my hands and shoes. I have since changed to dark tung oil this year to add a darker color and to see how the color fades or doesnt. If it stays, I'll probably do a used oil topcoat as a maintenance item to keep it water repellent. It also does NOT make it more flammable like people want to worry about.

[HangarGang]

I have a friend that is a diesel mechanic and he gets me a gallon of used diesel oil every year. I used a roller and put it on my new trailer decking. I let my treated decking dry a month in the summer sun, then put 2 coats of the used oil on it straight, no dilution. It took about a week to dry, and a couple weeks to not smell anymore. Water still beads on it and I get compliments on it all the time. The used diesel motor oil is a much darker black, it looks great on my silver trailer. It has faded some in the past yr, so I may do another treatment, but I doubt I’ll ever need to do it again. It’s not slick at all, even when wet.

[edwardmacintosh]

You got my vote on that. I am old man now & we used creosote and thinner with some diluted tar mix. It has to soak in well and smells for awhile but lasts for years . Smell does go away so thats ok. The wood will not rot & no bugs or insects go near it . Good job on your deck.

[christopherhoward]

Cool video. This comment section is a gold mine of good ideas!