Regularly applying a transparent or semi transparent stain on your cedar every few years is how to keep cedar looking as natural as possible.
Western red cedar stain colors.
8 samples of stain on western red cedar wood.
The formula is super pigmented ready mix colors it has transparent iron oxide pigments that give intense color with extreme clarity and above all it is durable.
The flood pro series by ppg paints comes in a wide range of exterior stains that are ideal for western red cedar products.
Remember that proper surface preparation and cleaning before refinishing are essential for optimal performance of the new finish coat or coats.
Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color.
In doing so never needing to clean black mildew again looking as natural as possible.
The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light.
Western red cedar that has been finished with paints or solid color stains is best refinished with the same type of finish originally applied.
Olympic elite woodland oil stain is among the best performing wood stains for cedar decks.
Staining cedar with a solid color stain.
And to slightly tint your siding with color pigmentation uv5 penetrating wood finish is a sound choice.
To add a rich long lasting opaque color there s ppg s 100 acrylic stain which protects against sun and water damage.
What you get is a very uniform opaque color.