Even the mention of Kyanising will produce fits in H & S and environmental people these days - not that that in itself is that hard to do. It's insertion of the wood in a solution of mercuric bichloride: it also subsequently causes severe corrosion in steel fastenings in the wood. Peter Chadwick - Geneva this week, rather than Swindon. ======================================== Message Received: Jun 11 2012, 08:32 PM From: "stepney" To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Subject: [modeleng] Re: Track protection I still like the creosote+ oil myself, but one of the best alternatives is tanalised timber. I dont know if you can buy the fluid to do it yourself, but may be worth looking. Kyanising was another good wood treatment, that may also be available still. Alan (who has probably spelt both of those wrongly) MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.