potentially perilous painty problem (possibly?)

[monkey_trousers]

ok gutted her, and put a new deck (sounds easy said in 1 sentence)

and in my possibly over zealous desire to kill everything in site, sloshed a boat soup every and on everything several times, a sorta stockholm tar, linseed oil, naptha type mixture (confess there may have been some dregs of a can of proper creosote in one batch as well that went in the bilges)

whilst repenting at my leisure, it just occurred to me I'm going to want to paint some of the bits it was sloshed on

is the home brew going to leach through whatever Is tick on top, giving me a potetail choice of paint colours to use ranging from **** brown to errr well, **** brow I suppose?

thoguht I'd ask before I go buy some nice expensive white or whatever colour paint and watch it morph into the above as it dries

 

[sarabande]

you can have any colour on top of that lot, provided it's black...

There are some clever acrylic paints which are used to cover walls that have been stained by smoke, so it might be worth a ferret round a proper paint shop.

Something like "PaintStop" ?

 

[BrendanS]

this link may help

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_2352348_paint-over-creosote.html?cr=1

 

[burgundyben]

Our local Indian Restaurant has just been decorated in a nice red and gold flock wallpaper, I reckon a layer of that might be an effective barrier. I'll ask if they have any offcuts.

I had a similar question about paint compatability and coverage, cant remember now what it was, but give Blakes a ring, the chap I spoke to was very helpful (although trying to sell his wares of course).

Blakes do something called 'wood seal', I think its cyanoacrylate based, i reckon I'd try that, or perhaps B and Q gloss.

I think trial and error is the way forward.

 

[Seanick]

You just need a sharp scraper.................

 

[Peterduck]

Try red oxide metal primer in some out-of-the-way spot, perhaps down in the bilge, and then some enamel over that. I suspect that your biggest problem is not the bleed-through, but getting anything else to actually stick to such an oily surface.
Peter.

 

[Lakesailor]

I used This over fence preservative on a ceiling (yes, really) It is still clear white two years later. Very hard to apply (stiff I mean) and stinks till it goes off. But very good.