Wood borer

m.pat, Mar 4, 7:27pm
how do i treat wood borer in an old chest of draws .i am going to repolish thanks
lilyfield, Mar 4, 9:28pm
soak it in turps. keep brushing on to saturate wood. let dry a long time
worked with me on a window sill.
gypsymeg, Mar 4, 10:19pm
paintonkeroseneand letitsoak inhaveusedthismethodformany yearswhendoingupfurniture
amasser, Mar 5, 12:03am
Kerosene, recommended by a cabinet maker.
m.pat, Mar 5, 12:21am
cheers for the help
homeless_guy, Mar 5, 12:23am
In addition to brushing on either Turps or Kero, cover the chest with an old tarpoline to allow it really fumigate
m.pat, Mar 5, 12:43am
can you stain and laquer over kero or turps { ta }
homeless_guy, Mar 5, 3:22am
If you mean can you coat over with Polyuethane, yes, you can. A mineral based poly as opposed to a water based poly will be better.
Staining will be fine and a spray on type clear lacquer will also be ok as long as the turps or kero is totally dry. The remaining vapours trapped in the wood can cause problems for spray on laquer.