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Warpy

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1. Well the black streaks are part of the process

Reply to Walk away (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 06:12 PM

Mar 2013

and it looks like hell for a long time with the color of the wood showing for an inch or two under the horizontal boards. It's also the only way to get that natural silver gray weathering eventually.

If you want instant gratification, you can use a grey stain that approximates the color you'll get after a few years of ugly. If you decide to do this, rent a sprayer. Painting a fence that size would take forever.

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Well the black streaks are part of the process Warpy Mar 2013 #1

But should I be treating it with something every year? nt Walk away Mar 2013 #2

I used the grey stain on a deck Warpy Mar 2013 #3

That seems like a plan...how long have you had your fence? Walk away Mar 2013 #4

Deck, not fence, and I lived with it for ten years. Warpy Mar 2013 #5

Stain it Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2013 #7

we treated our deck with Stephanie Miller's sponsor "Cedarcide" then just hit it with a oil based NMDemDist2 Mar 2013 #6

Beautiful fence warrior1 Mar 2013 #8

If you want it to go with a natural silver-gray look, use bleaching stain. Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #9

Holy Cow! This is exactly what I have been looking for but didn't know existed. Walk away Mar 2013 #10

If it were me, I would go with straight bleaching oil. Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #11

OK, first I power wash it with the bleach and water then rinse it with water and then paint it... Walk away Mar 2013 #12

You don't need to powerwash with the bleach Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #13

Thanks...and thanks everybody. I'll post photos as I go along. nt Walk away Mar 2013 #14

After thinking about it a bit...I think you'll probably get longer wear out of each cycle Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #15

Lokks like you need to shim up the garage there on one side.... Hotler Apr 2013 #16

No, it's straight. The photo is tilted. Walk away Apr 2013 #17

Here are the photos of the finished project! Walk away Sep 2013 #18

That is really attractive. Worried senior Sep 2013 #19

Thanks...It is mostly lindseed oil with a little pigment and... Walk away Sep 2013 #20