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If there is any finish at all it’s too late to apply a borate. It can only be applied to bare wood to be effective. You are just wasting your money if it is not applied to bare wood.

I would recommend Sherwin Williams Deckscapes.

I would not recommend it. If it has never had stain you may wantto apply a couple of coats of Shell Guard borate treatment to help stop rot and bugs. If you do want a color it should be corn cob blasted, borate treated and stained with a goodquality log… Read More »Archive-5564

1. Light sanding will help the stain adhere to the wood fiber. The mill glaze must be removed. 2. I would apply borate since it helps stop log rot also. Cedar does not rot quickly, but it can rot. 3. It can be applied with a pump up garden sprayer… Read More »Archive-5566

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I would get a mold expert to look at it. You will have to sand the logs clean if you can.

The first mistake was to allow him to power wash your logs. Australian Timber Oilis designed for exotic and other premium hardwoods,not pine or other soft grain woods. It is also an oil based stain which I am not a big fan of. I would recommend having it corn cob… Read More »Archive-5572

I would put Perma Chink’s Interior Acrylic Gloss or Satin clear finish on it. You might want to put some extra UV blocker in it also to slow down the wood from turning dark. Hint:The gloss will hold up longer.

Call Timeless Wood Care Products at 800-564-2987, they have everything that you will need.

First, you can only borate treat if you strip the house to bare wood. If you do not, Wash the entire house, spot sand the bad areas, apply stain to try and match back in, and then apply stain to entire house.DO NOT fill the checks. The caulk or check… Read More »Archive-5578