Bora-Care penetrates up to 4 inches into the wood. Pressure washing will not remove it. We recommend to wait about 72 hours after applying Bora-Care before doing anything else to the wood. It is recommended to apply to all sides of the wood you are treating.
Bora-Care is safe if it is applied to raw wood when the pets are not present. Once the treated surfaces have completely dried, it is safe for them to return.
Yes! You can use Bora-Care for application on a log and it will protect this log against any future damage. We advise that since it is outside, you should seal the log after applying Bora-Care. This will allow the product to last longer outside. If an exterior piece of wood is exposed to weather over the years, water can force the Bora-Care out if it is not properly sealed.
Powder post beetles live inside wood and can remain dormant inside wood for up to 30 years. Foggers will be unable to penetrate the wood to contact the beetles, and it certainly won’t give any sort of long term residual to product your wood when they beetles come out of their dormant stage. Bora-Care is the best product for powder post beetles. It is sprayed/painted on raw untreated wood. It will soak through to the center of the wood and protect the wood for the lifetime of the wood.
Bora-Care should be sprayed on all sides of raw wood for the best results.
Boracare will not damage any type of metal.
We do not recommend applying Bora-Care to firewood. Burning wood treated with any insecticide would release the active ingredients into the air. Burning the wood without treating with any chemical will kill anything in it.
If you are needing to spot treat wood with a borate product, then it would be better to use the ready-to-use formulation of Boracare called Jecta. Jecta is a gel-like product in a tube that does not require mixing. Keep in mind that if the integrity of the wood you are treating is already compromised, then a borate product will not recover the wood or make up for lost integrity of the wood. If you have wood that is compromised, then it is best to replace the wood after correcting the moisture issue.
Bora-Care should be mixed at a 1:1 ratio and can be applied by spraying or painting the wood for active infestations. Please refer to the product label for full mixing and application instructions.
Yes, Bora-Care can be injected into the studs themselves. It can be sprayed, painted, rolled or injected.
Boracare can only be mixed with water. It would be recommended to apply Boracare first and then apply the linseed oil once the Boracare is dry.
Yes, Bora-Care is labeled for carpenter ants.
If Boracare overspray got onto any finished surfaces, then you should be able to clean those areas with warm, soapy water to remove any residue. I
Bora-Care must be painted or sprayed with a sprayer directly on the wood you need to treat. It cannot be applied with a pressure washer.
Yes. Once Boracare is applied, it is recommended that you wait at least three days for the product to dry and soak through the entire piece of wood and then seal.
There are a few things that could cause Boracare to leave residue once the application has dried. One possibility is that the solution was not mixed completely before it was applied. Boracare is best mixed in a separate container such as a 5 gallon bucket and using an impeller-type mixer such as one you would use to mix paint. If Boracare is applied very heavily (to the point of runoff), then there can be excess product which the wood cannot absorb, and that could dry in a whitish finish on the surface of the wood. Next, when you have very old wood there could be little to no moisture left in the wood, and that moisture is how the Boracare penetrates through the wood. So this really would go back to just using more Boracare than the wood can absorb. Finally, if there were any kind of finish on the wood such as paint, stain, etc., then this would have to be removed completely before you could apply Boracare or other borate products.
You can use warm soapy water and a scrub brush to remove any excess product that may leave residue on the wood.
Bora-Care cannot be applied to the soil, only to raw wood. If you are trying to treat for subterranean termites around the perimeter of your home you can use Taurus SC in the soil. Please take a few moments to view our Subterranean Termite Treatment Guide for more information on the treatment method.
Yes, Bora-Care can be applied either by spraying or painting with a brush onto the unpainted/raw wood surface.
