I'm building a shed with pine siding, what should I look for in a long
lasting durable stain or combination stain/sealer? The shed will be exposed
to direct sun up to 100F and snow/ice to -30F.

-Brian

You'll need a varnish and even that will only last a few years at most
in direct sunlight or snow piled against it.

Look for Spar Varnish, that's about the toughest out there.

For a color on Pine, I like Minwax Early American.

IIRC,
Doesn't Minwax stains state for "interior use". I think the sun will
bleach the colour quickly whatever. Cheers, JG

"SonomaProducts.com" wrote:

You'll need a varnish and even that will only last a few years at most
in direct sunlight or snow piled against it.

Look for Spar Varnish, that's about the toughest out there.

For a color on Pine, I like Minwax Early American.

Good point. Dunno.

WHAT is a "Good point."?

On 7 Sep 2005 12:42:41 -0700, "SonomaProducts.com"
wrote:

Good point. Dunno.

On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:21:12 -0400, "Cherokee-Ltd"
wrote:

I'm building a shed with pine siding, what should I look for in a long
lasting durable stain or combination stain/sealer? The shed will be exposed
to direct sun up to 100F and snow/ice to -30F.

-Brian



classic folk recipe:

1 gallon of paint thinner
1 gallon of spar varnish
1 gallon of linseed oil
roofing tar (cold process) to color (about 1 cup)

"Cherokee-Ltd" wrote in message
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I'm building a shed with pine siding, what should I look for in a long
lasting durable stain or combination stain/sealer? The shed will be
exposed to direct sun up to 100F and snow/ice to -30F.

-Brian


Don't know if it'll give you the look you want but I'm sold on the Penofin
products. I've used them on a mountain cabin with great results and a few
items of furniture around the yard. They do come in different colors so
you may just find something that works color wise as well.
Cheers,
cc

"Cherokee-Ltd" wrote in message
...
I'm building a shed with pine siding, what should I look for in a long
lasting durable stain or combination stain/sealer? The shed will be
exposed to direct sun up to 100F and snow/ice to -30F.

-Brian

For exterior applications you should acknowledge that a long lasting
stain/sealer will last you about 2-3 years before needing to reapply.