Black Pine Tar Siding

Pine tar is for exterior applications and creates a stain like finish.

Black pine tar siding.

Pine tar is made from burning the pine resin out of the stumps of pine trees. Mix pine tar with japan drier boiled linseed oil and turpentine in appropriate quantities and proportions for a traditional varnish. For the soffits we used 50 50 natural pine tar with purified linseed oil. The sticky resin is then collected and cleaned to various degrees and pigment is even added for colour.

Makes for an amber finish. An old down east deck coating formula used on wooden decks for schooners fishing boats and porch decks. Black brown and red. Mix 50 with organic raw linseed oil.

Also known as artillery or cannonball fungus sphaerobolus it uses internal water pressure to forcefully fire its spores similar to seeds up to 20 feet away the fungus sets its sights on bright areas so that means it will aim for any pale surface that reflects light such as the siding on your house. Allow more drying time for the darker mixture. Pine tar stain provides fantastic protection for wood in damp or humid climates as well as in dry and sunny areas. But when thinned with the linseed oil which really has no color contribution it goes on like a slightly thick stain.

It s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide. Apply at least 2 coats. The pine tar is black it is just very thick like molasses. Use a stiff bristle brush as large as possible to massage the pine tar mixture into the wood and to cover a large area at a time.

In this state pine tar has the consistency of molasses and can be used for preserving wood even below grade. Clean the surface with linseed oil soap and water to remove dust and dirt from the wood with a brush. To customize the mixture add more pine tar for a darker color or add less for a lighter color. Green will soon be available too.

Rinse well and allow to dry. It is available in a light and a dark finish as well as pigmented. See the recipe shown below. Adjust the ratio according to your project.

Ideal for barns and outbuildings wide plank siding decks porches fences fence posts etc. Apply warm if possible and onto a warm surface for better penetration and longer term results. Apply black pine tar to new untreated wood or to wood that was formerly treated with pine tar or distemper paints such as falun paint.