I am purchasing a 30 year old cedar home, the home has not been stained in several years it has various stages of wood color I would like to keep the cedar stain color without looking ”patchwork” due to the various stages in wood is in. I am a single mom and can not afford expensive contract repair work to bring the wood to its natural stage. I was told to use Woodguard by one painter in a Tawney or Pecan color even with blackening spots, and woodscapes acrylic color stain by another because the