Green wood 2

[mbus1]

Perhaps some carver with a chemical engineering background can help out with this question. There is a product out there for stabilizing green wood called Polyethylene Glycol. It's been around for years. I noticed however that regular radiator coolant/antifreeze is 95% Ethylene Glycol. So the question is whether that stuff could also stabilize wood as well? I haven't tried it yet, but would like to know if the chemical difference is an issue.

Merryl Bustin

[Claude]

This has a lot of info about PEG and the anti-freeze stuff (not the same)

http://owic.oregonstate.edu/pubs/peg.pdf

Claude

[CREID]

Originally Posted by mbus1

Perhaps some carver with a chemical engineering background can help out with this question. There is a product out there for stabilizing green wood called Polyethylene Glycol. It's been around for years. I noticed however that regular radiator coolant/antifreeze is 95% Ethylene Glycol. So the question is whether that stuff could also stabilize wood as well? I haven't tried it yet, but would like to know if the chemical difference is an issue.

Merryl Bustin

thye are both glycols but the ethylene glycol has lubricants in it for the water pump, its also poisonous. polyethylene glycol i dont know if its poisonous or not, now propylene glycol i believe is not ( better look it up to be sure), whether or not ita any good at a wood preservative i dont know but i think propylene glycol is used to preserve potatoes.
curt

[mbus1]

Thanks folks, for the quick response. That article you suggested Claude had the answers.
Have a great summer.

Cheers,
Merryl