Abstract: The wood preservative of the present invention comprises an aqueous ammoniacal solution of a fatty acid salt of at least one metal of the group consisting of Cu, Zn, Ni, Cd and Co. The fatty acid contains 6-12 carbon atoms per molecule, and preferably caprylic acid.
Abstract: Wood is impregnated with a solution of a preservative in a vaporizable, water-free, organic solvent and thereafter treated with a warm high-boiling oil composition under subatmospheric pressure conditions effecting evaporation of the solvent used in the impregnation step.