[modeleng] Re: Track protection
- From: "Eric.Walker" <ericwalker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:11:54 +0100
I've never considered creasote to be dangerous to children or animals. When
I was a child I remember helping my dad creasote pig pens & getting lathered
with no ill effects, no health & safety then.
My concrete sleepers are still going strong 14 years after laying.
I am just finishing No.14 Tinkerbell, only 2 more to go.
E.W.
----- Original Message -----
From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 3:32 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Track protection
> Hi there All,
>
> I'm struggling to find something to protect the wooden longitudinals and
> sleepers of the few feet of test track of have managed to assemble, and
> wonder if anyone has any suggestions.
>
> Whilst I know that the if I mention the banning of 'proper' coal tar
> creasote for all the normal houshold situations, there will be some who
> will say "I've used it for years", the fact that there will be children
> and animals in the vicinity of the track, combined with the evidence
> (which could be read as 'we painted some rats with it and it only took a
> few weeks before they developed skin cancer'), and the fact that there are
> meant to be safer alternatives out there made me want to at least to see
> what I could find.
>
> Noting that I used to be a member of the traditional creasote mixed with
> old engine oil brigade, I was quite pleased when I first built the
> structure and coated it with dark Creacote, it looked and smelled right.
>
> However, having added a few new bits of wood and tried recoating, the new
> wood is taking it well, but the old wood that I treated a year or so ago,
> well 24 hours after coating it, it looks old and washed out again, as if
> we'd forgotten to recoat it.
>
> Any thoughts on what I should be trying instead?
>
> I didn't want to use one of these wax paints that are aimed at fences, as
> to my mind it doesn't look right (though I'm happy with it on fences) and
> also it won't wipe off the rails like the Creacote did and creasote would.
>
> I'm not against, but hesitant about using something which is a 'stain' as
> (a) that won't really preserve the wood, and (b) if you spray, then I've
> noted that some stains suggest ingestion/inhalation can cause permanent
> lung damage...don't mind painting it on, but spraying would be faster
> given the fiddlyness of the sleepers and all the nooks and crannies.
>
> Any advice or views greatfully received.
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Rich.
>
>
>
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