tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13220950.post7754519181516971194..comments2023-05-15T07:40:51.791-05:00Comments on Modern Sourcery: What To Do With Used Motor OilUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13220950.post-79076531849797979802011-05-17T10:24:37.878-05:002011-05-17T10:24:37.878-05:00Unless the used motor oil is processed somehow, I ...Unless the used motor oil is processed somehow, I don't think using it in home construction is wise. And if you're going to process it, you may as well use it for something else, like motor oil.<br /><br />The oil also tends to soften wood, and in chipboard that would lead to structural failure. Unless it's a carrier for creosote, I don't like the idea much.Loren Healhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677878164691641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13220950.post-49284408880602246482011-05-17T10:12:03.913-05:002011-05-17T10:12:03.913-05:00A group would like to use Used Motor Oil as wood p...A group would like to use Used Motor Oil as wood preservative for external walls of shelter constructed out of chip wood (composites made of wood pieces). The walls would have DIRECT contact with the householders and could be considered a health risk. Children could directly come in contact with the wood and the oil.<br /><br />I have recommended NOT to use the Used Motor Oil for this purpose and instead use a paint for weather protection. Your ideas are welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13220950.post-43269762256915885262009-01-25T11:08:00.000-06:002009-01-25T11:08:00.000-06:00That's correct. It also has a much higher flash p...That's correct. It also has a much higher flash point than kerosene, which is why kerosene is used as a fuel instead. <BR/><BR/>It also takes a higher temperature (and more oxygen) for efficient combustion than kerosene, so the soot will coat the flue of a wood-burning stove. Continued use would make a chimney fire (and probably loss of home and hearth) inevitable.Loren Healhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677878164691641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13220950.post-58421035377472669672009-01-25T00:46:00.000-06:002009-01-25T00:46:00.000-06:00Old motor oil is too viscous to burn in a kerosene...Old motor oil is too viscous to burn in a kerosene lamp. It will not rise up the wick quickly enough because the molecules are much larger than those of kerosene. The wick will burn more rapidly than with kerosene. The larger molecules will probably make a smoky flame and carbon up the burner. Maybe a 10 parts kerosene to 1 part motor oil would be OK, probably all right for barbecue flares but I would not use it inside a house, even as emergency lighting. I have mixed it with creosote and used it on fences, works well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com