To tighten it put a brick or rock in it and lower into a pond or water butt. Leave for a while then remove and let it dry. Hey presto! one tightened wicker basket.AndyB wrote:I pressure washed mine when I cleaned the car at my local garage and then left in the sun to dry. It tightened up the wicker nicely.
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I have one of those big blue industrial water barrels. I used it on my allotment when I had it but it is now in the garden. This basket fits it beautifully Perfect for a bit of dunking..
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The last time I had a wicker basket it got very loose in the heatwave of 1976 so I used it as a bait platform in a match thinking that it would tighten up. At the end of the match it had tightened up al right, so much that the bottom fell out and I had the problem of carting my gear back to the car a mile away.
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I have just used the white vinegar, white spirit, boiled linseed oil mixture to coat my creel. Anyone know how long it takes to dry (become useable)?
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I have a freind who I supply with eggs who is into wicker wear, I'll seek her advice on this stuff. you never know she may even offer to make me one.
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Mine took no more than a week. I did keep it in the bathroom where it was fairly constantly kept warm. This was just after last Xmas so it was cold outside.MGs wrote:I have just used the white vinegar, white spirit, boiled linseed oil mixture to coat my creel. Anyone know how long it takes to dry (become useable)?
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Kevanf1, thanks. It is too cold to want to fish at present, so a week will be fine. It is out in the garage at the moment.
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Just so I don't ruin a perfectly good basket, am I dipping it in this concoction or daubing it on?
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I used a rag and an old paint brush. It took about 1/8 pint to do my average size creel
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That's what I normally do, drop it in my pond with a brick or two inside for the day.Snape wrote:To tighten it put a brick or rock in it and lower into a pond or water butt. Leave for a while then remove and let it dry. Hey presto! one tightened wicker basket.
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