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You’re not going to find one. the best log home stains all require some sort of maintenance every 3-5 years, depending on your exposure. If they say it will last longer with no maintenance run the other way and save your money!

Call Dave at 800-564-2987 for help and materials.

Stain. Never use paint on logs.

40 degrees +

I wouldn’t recommend going over it with anything. It needs to be stripped and start over with a good quality log home stain like Life Line. Call Dave at 800-564-2987 for help.

I would recommend just leaving it until you can afford to buy the $80 dollar stain and have it corn blasted.

Probably, but you should wash it first. No guarantee when putting a different product on top of something else.

If the wood cleaned up well there shouldn’t be a problem. I would go with the Sherwin Williams.

Corn cob blasting would be the best way to remove it, and yes, you could leave it to turn gray. If so, you may want to apply a good borate treatment. Call Mike at 866-670-3020 for help.

You should stick with a latex stain like Perma Chink Life Line Ultra 2 or Ultra 7. There is a satin clear coat that goes over the stain that is not real shiny.