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Varnishing over creosoted garage door

Zebbedee · 2017-02-18 10:48:57

I have 30 year old wooden garage double doors which have been creosoted several times over the years. The creosote was weathered into different shades and now I want to sand back and apply a good quality varnish. As the creosote was oil based is there anything to consider before I start, eg type of varnish? Any…

18-02-2017 10:48am

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Zebbedee

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I have 30 year old wooden garage double doors which have been creosoted several times over the years.
The creosote was weathered into different shades and now I want to sand back and apply a good quality varnish.
As the creosote was oil based is there anything to consider before I start, eg type of varnish?
Any recommendations?

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#2 18-02-2017 1:39pm

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Well sanding back will be exposing you to serious toxicity: you may need to rethink the project

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