Greetings All,
We are having a new porch built out of cedar and really enjoy the
natural look of it. Is there a general concensus about the best
treatment to preserve the new look? It's a small porch, and not in
direct sunlight much. I would still like something that is sprayable, if
possible. It would make the railings easier to do. Do we just stain and
use a top coat of sealer (i.e. Thompson's) or is there something better?
Thanks as always to anyone who helps, Mark
O My neighbor suggested fuel oil to protect and stain my cedar to
frustrate the Carpenter Bees that love exposed, unpainted cedar. I
added some roofing shingles to the diesel fuel to further frustrate
the pests and it proved to be a pretty god stail and appears to offer
some measure of "water proofing" as well. The aroma goes away!
n Jul 24, 3:15 am, "Rusty" <[email protected]> wrote:
> hydraulic oil works well try it on a test piece and no top coat"Mark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
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> > Greetings All,
> > We are having a new porch built out of cedar and really enjoy the natural
> > look of it. Is there a general concensus about the best treatment to
> > preserve the new look? It's a small porch, and not in direct sunlight
> > much. I would still like something that is sprayable, if possible. It
> > would make the railings easier to do. Do we just stain and use a top coat
> > of sealer (i.e. Thompson's) or is there something better?
> > Thanks as always to anyone who helps, Mark
In article <[email protected]>,
Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
>Greetings All,
> We are having a new porch built out of cedar and really enjoy the
>natural look of it. Is there a general concensus about the best
>treatment to preserve the new look? It's a small porch, and not in
>direct sunlight much. I would still like something that is sprayable, if
>possible. It would make the railings easier to do. Do we just stain and
>use a top coat of sealer (i.e. Thompson's) or is there something better?
> Thanks as always to anyone who helps, Mark
look at REZ cedar stain, from Pittsburgh paints.
As far as i know, it's not sprayable, but it applies well with either
a rag, or a brush.
Durability is excellent, even in direct sunlight -- 10-15 years before
recoat needed, in a central mid-west location.
"Mark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Greetings All,
> We are having a new porch built out of cedar and really enjoy the natural
> look of it. Is there a general concensus about the best treatment to
> preserve the new look? It's a small porch, and not in direct sunlight
> much. I would still like something that is sprayable, if possible. It
> would make the railings easier to do. Do we just stain and use a top coat
> of sealer (i.e. Thompson's) or is there something better?
> Thanks as always to anyone who helps, Mark
I wouldn't stain it. Cedar looks great unaltered. I fininished a cedar
sandbox using a marine spar varnish that I applied with a rag. I'm sure you
could find it in a can.
You will probably need to refinish it once a year to keep it looking nice.
--
www.garagewoodworks.com
hydraulic oil works well try it on a test piece and no top coat
"Mark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Greetings All,
> We are having a new porch built out of cedar and really enjoy the natural
> look of it. Is there a general concensus about the best treatment to
> preserve the new look? It's a small porch, and not in direct sunlight
> much. I would still like something that is sprayable, if possible. It
> would make the railings easier to do. Do we just stain and use a top coat
> of sealer (i.e. Thompson's) or is there something better?
> Thanks as always to anyone who helps, Mark
GarageWoodworks wrote:
> "Mark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Greetings All,
>> We are having a new porch built out of cedar and really enjoy the natural
>>look of it. Is there a general concensus about the best treatment to
>>preserve the new look? It's a small porch, and not in direct sunlight
>>much. I would still like something that is sprayable, if possible. It
>>would make the railings easier to do. Do we just stain and use a top coat
>>of sealer (i.e. Thompson's) or is there something better?
>> Thanks as always to anyone who helps, Mark
>
>
> I wouldn't stain it. Cedar looks great unaltered. I fininished a cedar
> sandbox using a marine spar varnish that I applied with a rag. I'm sure you
> could find it in a can.
>
> You will probably need to refinish it once a year to keep it looking nice.
>
I'd like to use at least a light stain to even out some of the
contrasting colors. But I did use spar on something before, and it does
work well.
look at Cabot Brazilian oil
looks great on cedar
"GarageWoodworks" <.@.> wrote in message
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>
> "Mark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Greetings All,
>> We are having a new porch built out of cedar and really enjoy the
>> natural look of it. Is there a general concensus about the best treatment
>> to preserve the new look? It's a small porch, and not in direct sunlight
>> much. I would still like something that is sprayable, if possible. It
>> would make the railings easier to do. Do we just stain and use a top coat
>> of sealer (i.e. Thompson's) or is there something better?
>> Thanks as always to anyone who helps, Mark
>
> I wouldn't stain it. Cedar looks great unaltered. I fininished a cedar
> sandbox using a marine spar varnish that I applied with a rag. I'm sure
> you could find it in a can.
>
> You will probably need to refinish it once a year to keep it looking nice.
>
> --
> www.garagewoodworks.com
>
>
"Robert Bonomi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Greetings All,
>> We are having a new porch built out of cedar and really enjoy the
>>natural look of it. Is there a general concensus about the best
>>treatment to preserve the new look? It's a small porch, and not in
>>direct sunlight much. I would still like something that is sprayable, if
>>possible. It would make the railings easier to do. Do we just stain and
>>use a top coat of sealer (i.e. Thompson's) or is there something better?
>> Thanks as always to anyone who helps, Mark
>
>
> look at REZ cedar stain, from Pittsburgh paints.
>
> As far as i know, it's not sprayable, but it applies well with either
> a rag, or a brush.
>
> Durability is excellent, even in direct sunlight -- 10-15 years before
> recoat needed, in a central mid-west location.
I used Olympic Wood Protector on this fence. (applied with a short nap
roller) easy job.
http://tinyurl.com/2gfyt7
Max