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Best finish for cedar?
Posted on 9/3/24 at 7:27 am
Posted on 9/3/24 at 7:27 am
Morning everyone. What is everyone's preferred finish for cedar? I built a coffee table with a cedar top that I want to finish but not sure what the best choice is. Table will be outside, so subject to temperature and humidity fluctuations, but will be completely out of the sun and rain (might get a little mist during a big storm). I know cedar ages fine without any finish, but for this particular piece, I'd like to keep some color vice letting it just go grey.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Posted on 9/3/24 at 7:57 am to Sam Quint
Rubio monocoat. Just pick the color you want to use. I like natural
Posted on 9/3/24 at 9:52 am to Sam Quint
For a fence it must be oil based if you don’t want it to look like trashy pine. Ready seal is the oil stain sold at big box stores. Diesel/filtered used motor oil isn’t bad but it is stinky. Similarly colored form oil is good.
I’m not sure if I would oil stain a table top though. Maybe leave it be. It’ll last 20 years anyhow.
I’m not sure if I would oil stain a table top though. Maybe leave it be. It’ll last 20 years anyhow.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 10:08 am to Dallaswho
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Maybe leave it be
I just don't want it to go grey like cedar does.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 10:32 am to Sam Quint
polyurethane it...
Posted on 9/3/24 at 10:43 am to Sam Quint
We used TWP on our cedar poolhouse beams and tongue and groove. 2 coats and no poly. It was completed May '23 and still looks great.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:23 pm to GCTigahs
Is it clear? Kept the color pretty well?
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:48 pm to Sam Quint
I believe they have transparent and semi transparent. They do have different “colors.” They have a really good website with a customer submitted gallery for each color.
100 series colors and gallery
1500 series colors and gallery
100 series colors and gallery
1500 series colors and gallery
This post was edited on 9/3/24 at 7:02 pm
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