If possible stain all sides of the siding before installation.
Stained cedar roof.
Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.
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What you get is a very uniform opaque color.
Those extractives can even bleed through many types of paint.
Our factory ground color bases have better color retention than.
It is a deep penetrating oil based stain that went.
The stain will appear darker and will have pretty much shine.
We kiln dry every western red cedar shingle so they absorb more stain.
Stains dry rapidly and fresh stain applied over dried stain will show lap marks.
Besides color and opacity choices the wood stain should have a formula that will best benefit the wood shakes.
The type of cedar roof wood stain that you use is important.
First remove any mill glaze a hard shiny surface on one side of the siding by sanding.
The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light.
Ready seal natural wood stain and sealer.
Staining cedar siding differs from application of paint and other finishes.
Our proprietary dipping process assures each shingle is coated on all sides for maximum finish performance.
A cedar roof wood stain can then be applied to provide weather protection.
Why is our prefinished semi transparent finish the best.
Staining cedar with a solid color stain.
No where can it found found that changing the color is a necessary goal.
The objectives of maintaining a cedar roof are threefold clean the roof preserve the wood and prevent moss.
The best way to prevent extractive bleed is to select a paint or stain that forms a seal over the cedar.
Best stains for cedar shingles will never chip or peel can be oil based or water based can be a transparent semi transparent are actually a stain not a solid paint are not an emulsion acrylic latex paint.
Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color.
Staining is just one method of treatment and not a very good one.