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I just read on your tip sheet that a newly installed fence should not be stained until 3-4 months.  Is the correct?

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We have a new fence and would like to match it with our gazebo.  Both are cedar and neither has been stained.  Which stain would you suggest to match the two and maintain it’s natural beauty.

New construction home with wood fence that wraps around the property; fence has been there since July. Can I stain with "Hardwoods & Softwoods" colors? Also, what two colors can I combine to achieve the closest to an off black? I know I cannot use semi-solids because the wood is less than a year old.

Do your stains require sealer on top?

My mahogany decking fence was beautiful but a significant portion has a long southern exposure year round and the initial Cabot's Australian Timber oil did not last 6 months. It is now streaked with gray, natural and black ash drips from rain. What can be done to weatherproof the fence and retain natural grain look with a neutral tone, slightly amber like it was originally?

Hi there, trying to find a semitransparent or transparent stain with no yellow or orange hue, or very less of these colors? Prefer a lighter color. Any suggestions and help is truly appreciated!

We are building a new house and have rough cut cedar wrapped around some posts we want to stain. Do we need to do any prep on them prior to staining?

Hello. Two questions if I may: 1/ What size (fl oz) are the samples? 2/ Does an open gallon container of the stain, if properly sealed, last or will it become unusable in 6 - 9 months? I have a couple of small pieces to stain that probably require only a quart of stain, although i intend to reapply in the future. Thanks

I applied one coat of rustic brown semi transparent stain yesterday in sunny 80 degree conditions, looked fantastic. Stain had soaked into wood, and then 6-8 hours later thunderstorm rolled in. This morning all looks good with water beaded but wondering should I remove standing water puddles in some manner? Supposed to rain again later in day too. Thank you!Lynn

I have log cabin with wrap around porch - approximately 1800 sq ft.  It is 16 years old - was initially stained/sealed with Cabot ATO - I have restained a couple of times since then with different product.  In all areas where the deck receive little to no sun, the original ATO still look decent but needs recoating.  Can I use your product on top of the ATO or should I completely strip and start over.  Looking for direction.

We have a an IPE deck and we have used Cabot Timber Oil in the past.  We are looking for an oil that it closest in color to the honey teak of Cabot.  What would you suggest?   Also, will this oil last longer / penetrate deeper than Cabot?

We just built a rough cut pine barn we are up in the air on what type of stain to use solid or transparent  and would we need 2 applications 

We have a 7 year old tigerwood deck that we are refinishing and we live in Colorado. Should we use the Semi-transparent stain? We like the look of the wood when it is wet so is Amber a good choice?

I have replaced all my deck boards and rails using treated lumber (pine) throughout the past few months.I ordered a few samples and  I  like the Oxford Brown stain.Now I am ready to stain my deck. How many coats of stain should I plan on putting on my deck for this initial staining?

Our painter stained our cedar fence with semi transparent natural oak and it is beautiful. However, some of the stain dripped onto the concrete pavers in the courtyard leaving large oil stains. What method and/or product works best to remove them? Thanks!

I have a 20 plus year cedar deck and I used the Cabot cleaner and brightener on it. I have decided not to use their product to stain it. I would like a rich cedar/oak color without it being too brown or orange. I also don't want it too light or too dark. What color and type of stain do you suggest would be best on it. I would like something that would last longer and was trending toward the semi-transparent but was unsure of the amber color on cedar and if it was a semi-transparent stain. The Natural looked too light and  so did some of the cedar. I'm not sure if there is a difference between the cedar transparent and semi-transparent cedar. Since I won't be staining immediately as I'm trying to figure out the color would I need to re-apply brightener or cleaner before staining. 

I live in eastern Ontario and have a white cedar deck. I am seeking advice on stains with durability as I have 4 very active Siberian Huskies that leap on and off the deck, causing previous years stain to wear off in high traffic areas and requiring re-application every spring. Thanks. 

Stripped & brightened using RADs products. 3 year old cedar deck. Some boards have black that doesn’t budge as you can see on top rail & lower rail.  What causes this? Also cedar tone or semi transparent cedar, which do you recommend for good cedar look?

Can you use the transparent stain on a hardwood deck?

What stain would you recommend using for a douglas fir deck that we would like to have the appearance of weathered wood? We live in a beach environment

Can I use the darker Black Walnut to better blend a older Mahogany porch planking with new planking on a bottom stair tread?

Which of the sample stains are for IPE? Thank you!

If I strip my redwood furniture can I use semi transparent stain and will it rub off 

Do you ship to Colorado?

HelloThree questions about semi-transparent natural oak stain.Does a new deck require sanding?Apply stain with brush or roller? Wipe surface after stain applied? Thanks Rob

Hello. I have our contractor stain a floating deck and fence. We used Sierra Redwood but we wanted the floating deck to have a darker hue due to high traffi. So the supplier (Devine Paint in Napa, CA) added some pigment to darken the Sierra Redwood. The problem is that the pigment was added to all ALL the Sierra Redwood order. So the contractor applied the dark version to the fence as well. While fence still looks good, that was not the intention. I wanted the original Sierra Redwood without the added darkener on the fence. Is there a way to lighten it after it was applied? Or will it fade a little over time?

Hi there. I have an IPE deck that I need to re-stain as it is southern facing, but has a roof, so only part of the deck is constantly exposed to the sun - the other part is in the shade. Two questions: Would you recommend more than one coat for the parts of the IPE deck exposed to the sun? Also, is there a type of stain (transparent, semi-transparent, hardwoods & softwoods, semi-solid) you would recommend for an IPE deck that is part sun (1/3) part shade?

Do you ship to Canada?