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Wood Siding Sealer? Gary E 09-09-2006
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Posted by Gary E on September 9, 2006, 10:20 am
My house is 20 years old with cedar siding.
We had the house pressure washed about a year & a half ago & the wood looked
so good that we decided to leave it natuaral & put a clear finish on it.
Well now its molded & darkened again already. Today it getting pressure
washed again & I want to try the natural look one more time. If it doesn't
work I'm just going to go with a solid stain. Any suggestions on what
product to use etc..

Gary



Posted by Chuck B. on September 9, 2006, 3:57 pm
Gary E wrote:

> My house is 20 years old with cedar siding.
> We had the house pressure washed about a year & a half ago & the wood looked
> so good that we decided to leave it natuaral & put a clear finish on it.
> Well now its molded & darkened again already. Today it getting pressure
> washed again & I want to try the natural look one more time. If it doesn't
> work I'm just going to go with a solid stain. Any suggestions on what
> product to use etc..
>
> Gary
>
>
I use Behr solid stain from HD. They can mix it to any color you want.
They have a color chart you can take home and study. I am very happy
with Behr and have used it on my cedar siding for 10 years.

Posted by Gary E on September 9, 2006, 10:43 pm
> I use Behr solid stain from HD. They can mix it to any color you want.
> They have a color chart you can take home and study. I am very happy
> with Behr and have used it on my cedar siding for 10 years.

Thanks for the reply.
I should have been more clear about what I'm looking for.
I really want to try another clear sealer first because I want to keep the
natural wood look.
The painters used Thompsons water seal last time & sprayed it on so I was
hoping to find a better product.
From everyone I've talked to it seems like I can only count on a year or two
with a clear sealer.
It's really only for the front of the house. The back & sides already have a
solid stain on them that has held
pretty well but nothing looks as good as natural cedar when it's clean.

Gary




Posted by Larry Jaques on September 10, 2006, 7:54 am
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:43:36 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "Gary

>> I use Behr solid stain from HD. They can mix it to any color you want.
>> They have a color chart you can take home and study. I am very happy
>> with Behr and have used it on my cedar siding for 10 years.
>
>Thanks for the reply.
>I should have been more clear about what I'm looking for.
>I really want to try another clear sealer first because I want to keep the
>natural wood look.
>The painters used Thompsons water seal last time & sprayed it on so I was
>hoping to find a better product.

Most everything on the market IS better. <g> Penofin gets good marks
locally. (PNW)


>From everyone I've talked to it seems like I can only count on a year or two
>with a clear sealer.
>It's really only for the front of the house. The back & sides already have a
>solid stain on them that has held
>pretty well but nothing looks as good as natural cedar when it's clean.

Yes, I hate the gray weathered look on exterior wood, too. If you're
into extreme pricing and lots of work, try Sikkens Cetol. Otherwise,
give Flood's CWF (clear wood finish) a try. I've heard good things
about it. (I use redwood and paint or stain other woods so I haven't
tried either.)

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Posted by TakenEvent on September 10, 2006, 3:38 am

> My house is 20 years old with cedar siding.
> We had the house pressure washed about a year & a half ago & the wood
looked
> so good that we decided to leave it natuaral & put a clear finish on it.
> Well now its molded & darkened again already. Today it getting pressure
> washed again & I want to try the natural look one more time. If it doesn't
> work I'm just going to go with a solid stain. Any suggestions on what
> product to use etc..
>
> Gary
>

There are more durable clear finishes out there, but they're relatively
expensive. Cabot makes a product called Cabothane that should be just what
you're looking for. Go talk to one of your local Cabot dealers, or even a
local Sherwin-Williams.
>




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