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Pine Tar is a traditional coating used on wood and metal. Pine Tar has been used for waterproofing the insides and outsides of boats for hundreds of years, dating at least as far back as the Vikings in the 9th century.
Pine Tar is a classic preservative for wood and natural fiber rope. Pine Tar is also used for wood preservation on utility and fence poles and wood shingles. Pine Tar is a safe and effective substitute for pressure treated lumber.
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Genuine Pine Tar is also a topical antiseptic used by horsemen to combat fungicidal and bacterial infections in horse's hooves.
Helps keep hooves elastic and flexible.
Promotes new hoof growth.
Effective treatment for quarter cracks, split hooves and hard frogs.
There are many recipes for 'boat soup' and homemade varnishes that include Pine Tar. Mix Pine Tar with Japan drier, boiled linseed oil, and turpentine in appropriate quantities and proportions for a traditional varnish. See the recipe shown below.
JD Homemade Varnish Recipe: An Old Down East Deck Coating Formula
Used on wooden decks for schooners, fishing boats, and porch decks. Makes for an amber finish. To customize the mixture, add more pine tar for a darker color or add less for a lighter color. Allow more drying time for the darker mixture.
* Covers approximately 100 square feet.
Turpentine
1 qt
Boiled Linseed Oil
1 qt
Pine Tar
1/2 pt
Japan Drier
1/2 pt
BRAND:
Bickmore
Number Of Parts:
One Part
Type:
Pine Tar
Questions & Answers about Pine Tar:
2013-04-24CAROL OZANNE asked: Does this pine tar state on the label that it does not contain creasote?
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2013-05-15RICHARD SKIRBALL: Not sure..I bought it about two years ago and used it all up..
2013-05-15JAMES WIGGINS: Creosote is made by the distallation of tar. If pine tar were distilled, one of the products would be creosote. There are two types of creosote, wood creosote and coal creosote. I am assuming that you are worried about the carcinogenic properties of coal tar creosote.
2013-05-18KEITH GILMORE: No it doesn't state that. I would consider pine tar to be very similar to creosote though (positive and negative).
2013-02-07PATRICK MARTINO asked: I want to make wood planter boxes and want to tar the inside to protect it from rot is this best product? I do not want to go with plastic or clay
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2013-02-07GILBERT HALLENBECK: Pine tar would work, but creosote might be better.
2013-02-07JAMES THOMPSON: I dont think it will be good for the plants, as it never dries and hardens. I would call your local Agiriculural extension agent for the best thing you could use.Ii only use the pitch tar for a nautical display. sorry i am not more help
2013-02-07STEPHEN WEAVER: Patrick M, this will do the trick. Mix up a batch of high-strength "boat soup," two-parts pine tar, one-part turpentine, one-part raw linseed oil, with a dash of japan drier. Coat the inside of your boxes liberally and put in a sheltered place in the shop or garage to dry for a couple of days. Re-coat as needed. Allow to dry sufficiently so the coating won't abrade with the soil or a stray stone. I won't vouch for a soft-wood like SPF, but this should hold up for a while with harder woods.
2013-02-07SUSAN MAKOV: I teach printmaking at Weber State University and used this as part of an etching ground. I am sure this is not a typical use for your product, but there it is!
2013-02-07TIM JORGENSEN: I cannot say for certain, but wood pitch was used to preserve the wood of Norway's medieval stave churches for hundreds of years. So, I think it's worth a try. This tar is not black like the tar used in street repair. I haven't personally used it for waterproofing.
2013-02-08TR WorkShop: Patrick, I used the PINE TAR on the back of a bench that was exposed to a damp dirt situation. I found that after several days of letting it stand before installing the bench the Pine Tar was not dry. I don't know if it ever dried after the bench was installed. I don't know if putting it on the inside of a planter would be wise not knowing how the plants would react to it but on the outside should keep water from seeping into the wood. If it doesn't dry as I found I'd be careful where I sit the planters. I will be using it on some treated posts as extra protection when I put them into the ground to help keep water from being drawn into the post and hopefully making the posts last much longer. I hope this answer helps.
2013-02-08JIM MEDLOCK: Yes, however you must apply it to all hidden surfaces and outside as well as inside box, before assembly. Then very important to let it bake in the sun for a day, this lets all aromatics evaporate so as to make a healthier planter for your desired plants. Do not thin the pine tar with anything other than real turpentine. Mineral spirits and other paint thinners leave contaminants.
2013-01-09A shopper asked: Is the can resealable. If not, what about pouring it into a mason jar and sealing the rest that way?
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2013-01-09RICHARD WILMORE: Yes you can just the lid back on the can pine tar will be fine never drys up
2013-01-09RALPH BARTLETT: The 1 gallon can is essentially a paint can with a resealable lid.
2013-01-10PETER TRUITT: As I recall, the can is resealable, just like a paint can. A mason jar lid would get too gooey, so I would rule that out.
2013-01-10ERIC SEEFELD: Yes its resealable.
2013-01-10ERIC VAN DORMOLEN: The tar comes in a paint can and is easily sealed
2013-01-11KEITH GILMORE: It's just a paint can, but the stuff doesn't evaporate or set up anyway.
2012-01-05A shopper asked: can this product be used on wood exterior support beams at beach house ?
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2012-01-05SUBROTO BHATTACHARYA: I live about a quarter mile from the ocean and have been using pine tar to make a varnish for the support beams and deck on the outside for the last four years. So far, everything has worked out very well.
2012-01-05KEITH GILMORE: I've only used it as an additive to linseed oil (with turps) to make a deck oil for use on a workboat. The pine tar by itself will remain goopy (and "fragrant") I would tend to choose something else for your use.
2012-01-05STEPHEN WEAVER: Yes, thinned with raw linseed oil and japan drier. A peridodic recoat will be required, and it takes forever to dry, but pine tar provides the base for a number of good old-time deck, beam and preservation remedies.
The Jamestown catalogue has some of the ratios for mixing, and I have also found some on-line. A common formula for the above-mix is 3:1:10% raw linseed oil to pine tar to japan drier, adding more or less of each to suit.
2012-01-05STEPHEN WEAVER: Whoops! I forgot to mention the turpentine! My preferred ratio is 1 of pine tar to 1.5 - 2 of turpentine, 1.5 -2 of raw linseed oil, and 10% japan drier. Feel free to experiment - your mileage may vary ...
2012-01-05NADIRA CHASE: im not sure, i use it for topical treatment of psoriasis.
2012-01-06MARK RAYMER: Absolutely but after a season it turns dark - almost black (think railroad ties). I use it mixed with boiled linseed oil and turpentine on my traditional cedar skiffs and it's a wonderful preservative but it the surface will appear to age because it turns black.
2012-01-06ERIC VAN DORMOLEN: I would avoid it, Pine tar has a strong oder. I think Boiled linseed oil it best for you. At NY Maritime Restoration we use on aboard a tall ship to protect the standing rigging.
Unless you like the oder, in Maine you can buy Pine Tar soap.
2012-01-08ERIC SEEFELD: sure, it is an old-world varnish, a great preserver. However, it is viscous like honey so needs cutting with turpentine to work well and even then it should be heated (very carefully) to allow it to flow well. a old-worl varnish recipe goes something like: one part turpentine, one part linseed oil and one part pine tar. Expect your exterior surfaces to turn black over time when using pine tar.
2011-12-15JOSH CAMPBELL asked: Is this nice and sticky, so i can use it on my baseball bat?
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2011-12-15BERMAN KENT: Yes it should work for the glove, however keep in mind there are products made specifically for ball gloves: just google ballglove and pine tar. This particular product is formulated for wood.
2011-12-15LARRY WOOD: Yes, its very sticky - a good consistency, and would probably be ideal for your bat. I suggest putting some on a test piece of wood first, to figure out how best to apply it and see how it feels to you.
I purchased the pinetar for use as a component in my own recipe for old-time varnish, which I used as a marine finish for my refurbished 12' flat-bottom owing/sailing dory with cedar planking. It turned out fabulous - took a while to dry, but was beautiful and durable.
Larry Wood
Crooked River Ranch, OR
2011-12-15RALPH MOHR: Yes, it is nice and sticky. I'd use much less than George Brett did on his baseball bat. I'd also have thinner nearby to get it off you hands which may be a nice brown after you swing at the first pitch. Old electrical tape works just as well for a good grip and you don't have to buy a quart of it. A little goes a long way.
2011-12-19SUSIE NEWMAN: I think this product is very sticky and should work really well for a baseball bat. I didn't use it for that, I made a boot grease with it by mixing it with beeswax and tallow. I thought it turned out a very nice product! And the smell is great!
2011-09-16THELMA SHONTELL asked: is this organic pinetar and can it be used for soap?
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2011-09-16JAMES CRAWFORD: In theory, most, if not all products harvested from trees are "organic". this includes Maple Syrup and pine tar. (there are a few exceptions to this however... but as a general trend things aren't marked either way since it largely isn't an issue.)
As for its application for soap. you cannot use this product in itself as a soap. although it would probably work as an additive to soaps if you make you're own. (which is what I presume you were referring to.) However, this particular brand of pine tar, while working just fine as a wood finish and preservative (with additives) does not sport the most appealing scent (as noted in other comments here as well). For a more pleasurable and "traditionally" pleasing pine tar experience I might recommend looking into other Pine Tars advertised as "traditional" or as having a classic scent characteristic of wooden boats, etc.
Hope this helped.
2011-09-17thelma shontell: Of course as an additive ,i know that. What I need to know and perhaps I was not clear : does this product have any modern chemicals added? Or is it pure pinetar. Pinetar soap, shampoo
and other product have bee made for centuries check out eh internet. My mother made the soap for 30 yrs. rebkh1@yahoo.com
2011-09-16DUNEWOOD TRUGLIA: I don't know anything about that particular use for this product. Best advice is ask the manufacturer or post the question on wooden boat forum.
DT
2011-09-17RENEE GODDIJN: As far as I know, there is no synthetic Pine Tar, only the natural compound. If by organic, are you referring to growing methods, or processing methods, or, exactly what? Why would any of that matter in soap?
I made soap with my grandmother when I was young. We used lye ( from wood ashes), later on "Red Devil" lye from a can, fats ( saved from cooking, strained of impurities), and water. That's all you need. Pine Tar, would, in my opinion, make the soap too caustic.
I hope this helps you. Soap making can be tricky, good luck!
2011-09-17ROBERT ABRAHAMSON: We don't know if it is organic. We used it in a soap we made. Bob
2011-09-19KEITH GILMORE: Organic or not, pine tar is considered a potential carcinogen and should not be used for soap. I use it as a preserving additive to linseed oil.
K Gilmore
WE NOTICED THAT IT WAS ALREADY THINNED TO A USABLE CONSISTENCY, AS WE APPLY IT TO OUR HORSES HOOVES. IT SPREAD EASILY AND STAYED IN PLACE WELL. [...]
10/29/2010
4.0
Great product, fit the bill
By Heavenly Soap
from Seattle, WA
About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer
Pros
Product as descibed
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Comments about Bickmore Pine Tar:
Great product just as described. Good consistency and makes great soap. Takes a litte work to clean up. I will purchase again.
5/8/2010
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
Great waterproofing product
By Ali Tosis
from Swampscott, MA
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
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Comments about Bickmore Pine Tar:
Great product for homemade varnish to waterproof decks. Has an excellent consistency for mixing with boiled linseed oil. Note, paint thinner works just as well as turpentine and dries just a tad faster.
2/27/2010
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
Works on wooden skis
By Peter
from Saint Paul, MN
About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer
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Comments about Bickmore Pine Tar:
Wikipedia says that pine tar was used to treat wooden skis in the past. I treated them a couple weeks ago, so I guess I'd say that is the recent past. I went skiing and had fun, so I'd say the product met my expectations.
2/24/2009
(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
1.0
is this pine tar???
By bush
from colorado
Comments about Bickmore Pine Tar:
I use it in wood boats and I just smelled it and it dosn't smell like the pine tar I get from other sources. runny also. maybe this shoud be stuck with horses feet like the lable says. It need to serve its purpuse and smell good too.
2/15/2009
3.0
Bickmore Pine Tar
By Dave
from Grass Valley Ca
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
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Comments about Bickmore Pine Tar:
Pine Tar is a great product to add a nice brown color to natural wood and protect the wood from the elements. The problem I have with Bickmore Pine Tar is the smell. Stockholm pine tar has a nice pine odor. Bickmore has a very strong smell that is anything but the smell of pine. So be prepared to air out the garage after using it. Whatever you do don't try to paint over a wood surface that has been coated with pine tar. The paint will not dry properly. That also goes for varnish.
11/13/2008
(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
Old-fashioned cure
By An Old Tar
from Willow Street, Pennsylvania
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
Pros
Cheap
Low-tech solution
Simple and effective
Cons
Messy
Best Uses
Large Areas
When it isn't yer boat
Comments about Bickmore Pine Tar:
North East weather is hard on porch floors. The summer sun can UV/bake the best finish. Fall rains can soak the floor repeatedly. Slushy wet snow can lay on it for days. Pre-painted mahoghany is just not up to the task. And I can't afford the plastics. What to do?
I looked at Jamestown's traditional coating recipe and some others. The consensus out there seems to be for repeated "soaker" coats followed by a "finish" coat.
I took two Jamestown one-quart plastic containers with lids. In one, I put 10 oz Raw Linseed Oil, 10 oz Pure Gum Turpentine and 4 oz Pine Tar, for a "soaker" batch. In the other, I put 10 oz Boiled Linseed Oil, 10 oz Pure Gum Turpentine and 4 oz Pine Tar, and a dash of Japan Drier, for a "finishing" batch.
The "finish" was applied to the tops of the treated joists, open grain of the decking on the house side and the bottom of the flooring. The "soaker" batch was applied repeatedly to the flooring tongue and groove, and to the top surface and open end grain. After the walking surface looked dry - some time later - I'd hit it again with the soaker. After rejection, that is, no more soaker coat being absorbed, I finished it.
Caution: follow up with a soaker coat on a periodic basis, especially on the end grain. This will give one a dark porch floor over time. But it will be as weatherly as a frigate's squared yards.
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