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Duane Bozarth
 
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rich brenz wrote:

A friend has a farm with several old barns. He wants to preserve the
barns in their natural "weathered gray" state. The barns are in
otherwise excellent structural condition. Is there an applicable wood
treatment that could be used that would not require power-washing or
prepping the wood beforehand? Remember, he wants to keep the aged
patina of the barns.


How old is "old" and how are they constructed and of what material?
Where are they located (or, iow, what's the climate)?

Although that is interesting info and can help to assess how much longer
they may last, but as others have noted, the two desires are pretty much
mutually exclusive...you can have "patina" or you can protect the
wood--you can't do much about both simultaneously.