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Message: <blockquote data-quote="p238shooter" data-source="post: 3981735" data-attributes="member: 24583">Don't know what your background is.  Treated lumber is NOT what it used to be.  Several years ago the EPA forced a change and now it is close to worthless paying the extra $ in my opinion.  I had used  Thompsons on my deck for many years, last two $60 cans I bought a year ago had some kind of "New Improved" white gunk that would not hardly spray and is needing a recoat already for my deck.I have boards down outside my shop building that had used motor oil to soak in and some that were sprayed with a couple coats of diesel, one when they were new and another coat at the end of the summer a year later somewhere around 30 years ago that look better.  Yep ceder if you want it to last a long time or use pine and spray with diesel in a sprayer after it has been out in the weather and sun a little while to dry the moisture out just as you would Thompsons. It will not smell much different than the old Thompsons stuff if you are worried about what you neighbors might think and will soak in to last longer.  Be sure you coat all sides and yes you might need to hit it again for a final touch up at the end of the summer after the pine ages a little, but overall it will save you money.</blockquote>