PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Clear, odorless, molasses like material which mixes with water. Once mixed, it becomes like water. Apply it with a pump sprayer, paint brush or misting machine.
PRODUCT FEATURES: Treatments are odorless and long lasting and get absorbed “into” the wood, not on the surface. Allow the application to cure for 72 hours and by then the treated wood will show no sign anything was ever applied. In other words, there will be no discoloration or smell since Borathor is colorless and odor free. More importantly, treated wood can be cut, stained and used for any project safely with no inherent risk following the application.
Borathor needs to be applied to unfinished wood so it can be absorbed. If the wood you intend on treating might have a finish on it like stain or some sealer and you’re not sure if its still doing it’s job, spray the wood with water and see how it absorbs. If the water readily absorbs, so too will a Borathor mixture. If the water will not soak in, mixed Borathor won’t either.
Please note: If you intend on using a wood sealer over the treatment, plan on waiting at least 2 weeks following the application to ensure the wood is totally dry prior to sealing it. Sealers like Thompson or varnish can “pull out” a range of resins, sap or solvents from the treatment which can then be visible in the finish. Paint or stain can be used within a week of being applied but sealants are best applied no sooner than 2 weeks.
LENGTH OF RESIDUAL: Treatments will last many years. A treated deck exposed to rain and sun will be protected for 3-5 years. In the home, the treatment will be sheltered from the weather which will allow it to last indefinitely when used in attics, crawl spaces or wall voids.
TARGET PESTS: Powder post beetles, termites, carpenter ants, decay fungi, old house borers and basically any type of insect which wants to eat wood.
RATE OF APPLICATION: This depends on the thickness of the wood being treated. Mix one part Borathor to one part water and expect to get 400-1000 sq/ft protected depending on wood thickness. The following table gives some examples on how much “mixed” material you’d need. This would be mixed at the rate of 1 gallon of Borathor with 1 gallon of water. Click on this table to see a quick breakdown of how much “mixed” Borathor will be needed to treat wood of different dimensions:
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RELATED PRODUCTS: POWER INJECTOR PUMP SPRAYER (good for Borathor applications)
Teresa Green says
How much to cover 1800 square feet basement and attic?
What is the easiest sprayer to use that is not too expensive?
Does it need base oil and how much??
Tech Support says
Teresa,
So first, the “coverage” of Borathor is largely based on how thick the wood is you intend on treating. We just added a table above which should help to understand what we mean. For example, if you are needing to spray paneling that measures 4ft by 8 ft and 1/4″ thick, You’d be able to treat 1600 sq/ft with a mixed gallon. But if you’re treating 2″x8″ beams, the coverage would be about 300 linear feet of wood that measure this thick. If you let us know the size of the wood you need to treat (2×4’s, 2×6’s, etc.), we can further advise.
Second, the easiest sprayer to use to treat is our 1 gallon Pump Sprayer seen here:
https://bugspray.com/equipment/sprayers/eliminator-gallon-sprayer
Lastly, you DO NOT mix this with Base Oil. Base Oil is only intended for use as the carrier for Maxxthor EC when you intend on Power Injecting using this tool:
https://bugspray.com/equipment/sprayers/bugspray-power-injector
Tech Support