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Re: Borates and Wood deterioration....
By:John B.
Date: 1/25/2002, 7:35 pm
In Response To: Re: Pete is Right On The Money about CPES (Shawn Baker)

: Dave Carnell had a note in WoodenBoat about 2 years ago about some boric
: acid/ethylene glycol solutions that work great for stopping cancer in
: wooden boats.

I read a lot about using borates in a water solution for prevention of wood boring insects ( carpenter ants, powderpost beetles, etc) and using it in a glycol solution to treat ACTIVE infestations (supposedly powder post beetle larvae can survive many years in wood before becoming apparent...but if the wood is kiln dried, the heat will kill them). But do the borates also protect against fungi, bacteria, too? or just wood boring insects (and probably wood boring worms)? (P.S....you can buy the borates (powder) pretty cheaply..they are related to borax and boric acid, although the borate powder supposedly works much better than the boric acid powder used for roaches, and they all are relatively non-toxic).

John

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Shawn Baker -- 1/23/2002, 4:44 pm
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Severne -- 1/24/2002, 6:01 pm
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Shawn Baker -- 1/24/2002, 7:36 pm
I Wonder....
Ted Henry -- 1/24/2002, 8:12 pm
Re: I Wonder....
Pete Rudie -- 1/24/2002, 8:50 pm
Re: I Wonder....
Severne -- 1/25/2002, 5:22 pm
Hey Mr. Engineer guy,
Pete Rudie -- 1/25/2002, 7:42 pm
Re: Hey Mr. Engineer guy,
Severne -- 1/28/2002, 11:19 am
Hey, I can break 'em with the best...
Pete Rudie -- 1/29/2002, 12:17 pm
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Pete Rudie -- 1/24/2002, 7:59 pm
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Shawn Baker -- 1/25/2002, 10:16 am
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Joe -- 1/25/2002, 6:38 pm
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/26/2002, 11:36 am
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Pete Rudie -- 1/25/2002, 7:35 pm
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/25/2002, 9:58 am
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Pete Rudie -- 1/25/2002, 11:04 am
Oops, I goofed...
Pete Rudie -- 1/24/2002, 8:12 pm
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Don Beale -- 1/24/2002, 7:10 pm
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Pete Rudie -- 1/25/2002, 2:20 am
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion? *Pic*
Pete Rudie -- 1/24/2002, 12:37 pm
Ok, Pete. Could you explain CPES? *NM*
Bill Price -- 1/24/2002, 3:54 pm
Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer
Pete Rudie -- 1/24/2002, 7:27 pm
Re: CPES
KenC -- 1/25/2002, 12:48 am
Re: CPES
Pete Rudie -- 1/25/2002, 2:03 am
Pete is Right On The Money about CPES *Pic*
Joe Greenley -- 1/25/2002, 3:15 am
Re: You shouldn't have posted that picture
Shawn Baker -- 1/25/2002, 10:14 am
Re: Pete is Right On The Money about CPES
Pete Rudie -- 1/25/2002, 4:24 am
Re: Pete - CPES as a seal coat - Will Try It
Joe Greenley -- 1/25/2002, 11:56 am
Re: Pete is Right On The Money about CPES
Shawn Baker -- 1/25/2002, 10:20 am
Re: Borates and Wood deterioration....
John B. -- 1/25/2002, 7:35 pm
Re: Borates and Wood deterioration....
John B. -- 1/25/2002, 7:34 pm
Re: Pete is Right On The Money about CPES
Pete Rudie -- 1/25/2002, 10:55 am
Re: Paddle: Hey Pete Rudie--CPES final opinion?
Shawn Baker -- 1/24/2002, 2:12 pm