Cop-R-Tox
I talked to the salesman in the store yesterday and looked at the jug of chemical myself. He couldn't answer my questions, so he put me on the phone with the chemist. I got great info to share with you all.
- $15/gallon, slightly less if you buy in bulk
- Covers 300 sq. ft. per gallon if sprayed or brushed on
- Posts that are going into ground should be dry, then soaked into solution for 48 hours (at least the part that is going into the ground)
- Post can go immediately into ground
- If painting with oil base, you can do so in about 24-48 hours after treatment
- If painting with latex, wait 1 week before painting after treatment
I plan to use several 55-gallon drums, fill them approx. half-way, then place the posts into the drums to soak up the solution. Different posts will be going different depths, so different drums will be filled to different levels. I have yet to figure out the following:
- How to keep rain water from entering the drum
- How to lift the heavy posts into and out of the drums
- How to support the posts once they are in the drums
5-gallon buckets may work fine for smaller posts that do not need to go so deep. After fence is put together, I will be painting the Cop-R-Tox onto the rest of it, then waiting a week or so to prime and paint.
The label says it protects from rot, fungus, and termites.
It is a green color with little odor, but it will turn the wood green. That is of no concern to me because I plan to paint it. Apparently the green may show through the first coat, but not the second.
