EXPERTS - How do I preserve this old rotting Tiki ? - Tiki Carving

T TIKIBOSKO Tiki Socialite Joined: Oct 17, 2004 Posts: 336	T TIKIBOSKO Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 4:38 PM Jasco (clear (not the green) is what you want) is not a sealer but rather a preservative it has all kinds of nasty chemicals that kill bugs, mold, anything alive. If the bottom has a rot which is what it looks like in the photos try soaking that in the hopes of killing it, be warned sections of it could crumble into a pile once it's wet. Sealing it is a whole other matter which will change the appearance, but it might end up acting like a glue and stopping it from falling apart any further. It also looked to me like there was termite damage, you need to determine that and kill them if they are present. I have never tried to save a piece that is that far gone so what I'm advising could be great or stupid. Bosko

Jasco (clear (not the green) is what you want) is not a sealer but rather a preservative it has all kinds of nasty chemicals that kill bugs, mold, anything alive. If the bottom has a rot which is what it looks like in the photos try soaking that in the hopes of killing it, be warned sections of it could crumble into a pile once it's wet.
Sealing it is a whole other matter which will change the appearance, but it might end up acting like a glue and stopping it from falling apart any further. It also looked to me like there was termite damage, you need to determine that and kill them if they are present.
I have never tried to save a piece that is that far gone so what I'm advising could be great or stupid.

Bosko

Post #415069 by TIKIBOSKO on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 4:38 PM