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Sealing stained cladding


learner

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I have used 3 colour types of wood preserver on my shiplap cladding and i think it looks great.

 

It has a very matt finish which it want to keep but want to protect it and make it slightly glossy, maybe eggshell??

 

Is there a product to finish the cladding that would do this?

 

I may be forced to paint the whole thing white in the future.

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Have a look at the known names for stain, like Sadolin. Get a small sample tin and try it .

I have used it several times on new cladding and the subtle sheen has been very pleasing.

How it works on older wood I don't know, but my hunch is  it will be good.

In my experience this keeps its looks for 10 years on the sunny side, and longer on the other faces.

 

If you use the oak finish on pine, there is very little change but then it stays that colour instead of changing to grey.

Darker colours last remarkably well too. 

 

 

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My Barrettine preserver has coloured the new pine cladding nicely.

 

Its the protection i need to finish. Wax? Varnish? Poly? Shalack?

 

Also it has just rained on my new work, how many days before i can add second coat of the preserver??

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1 hour ago, learner said:

 

Its the protection i need to finish. Wax? Varnish? Poly? Shalack?

I don't know Barretine but I see that it is a stain and preserver.

I think you want a sheen, rather than any more protection.

 

If it dries to matt and you want a sheen then you will need something on top.

However this will need to have good resistance to the weather as it becomes your outside layer.

All I can suggest is 1. see what it says on the tin. 2. go to a paint merchant and ask for advice.

3. put another coat on, but of clear "stain" for want of a better term, that does produce a sheen.

 

4. let us know your solution and how it works out.

 

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