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

"Mark" wrote in message
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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

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.

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www.garagewoodworks.com

look at Cabot Brazilian oil
looks great on cedar
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"Mark" wrote in message
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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

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

GarageWoodworks wrote:
"Mark" wrote in message
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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


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.

hydraulic oil works well try it on a test piece and no top coat
"Mark" wrote in message
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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

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" wrote:
hydraulic oil works well try it on a test piece and no top coat"Mark" wrote in message

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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

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Mark 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.

"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
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In article ,
Mark 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