Oil to preserve new Red Cedar fence
Discussion
We've just taken delivery of a whole load of red cedar fencing which I'm keen to ensure doesn't go grey.
I'd like something that enhances/lightly darkens the woods natural colour and provides protection. Looking around it seems I need to avoid what many places call "cedar treatment" as they are just red pigmented paint.
So.. anyone on here had a red cedar fence and successfully avoided it greying?
I've been looking at these:
https://www.ryeoil.co.uk/shop/cedar-cladding-oil/
Or Osmo:
http://www.osmouk.com/sitechaptern.cfm?bookid=Prod...
Except the Osmo stuff suggests you leave the wood to the elements for 12 weeks before applying? Which would surely defeat the object?
Here's the wood at the mo:
I'd like something that enhances/lightly darkens the woods natural colour and provides protection. Looking around it seems I need to avoid what many places call "cedar treatment" as they are just red pigmented paint.
So.. anyone on here had a red cedar fence and successfully avoided it greying?
I've been looking at these:
https://www.ryeoil.co.uk/shop/cedar-cladding-oil/
Or Osmo:
http://www.osmouk.com/sitechaptern.cfm?bookid=Prod...
Except the Osmo stuff suggests you leave the wood to the elements for 12 weeks before applying? Which would surely defeat the object?
Here's the wood at the mo:
Fantastic looking fence that, well jell.
I'd be interested in some update pics in a year's time. I oiled our new potting shed in decking stain, looked fantastic when it went on but certain parts which have been over exposed to the sun aren't looking their best now.
I'd be interested in some update pics in a year's time. I oiled our new potting shed in decking stain, looked fantastic when it went on but certain parts which have been over exposed to the sun aren't looking their best now.
Edited by hornetrider on Saturday 22 July 08:54
Chicken Chaser said:
OP how is the fence looking? I wondered how the cedar was holding up as I love the stuff, just dont like it when it greys out.
I'm about to treat some red cedar myself so quite interested in this, I did get this info back from the actual cedar supplier in an e-mail :'For the lightest effect/least amount of change, I would suggest “Light Honey”. The attached is a job we supplied with this stain, two coats on WRC. Its still quite natural looking, and all the colour variation is still present.
He could use a lighter sanding than we do and apply one coat- see if that works for him. (we sand at 40 grit, which is very coarse, as it makes for the best penetration into the wood and improves service life but needs two coats) so he could do say 80 grit sanding, one coat and see if it works. I can send a little sample pot of it for you for him to test on some offcuts. Bearing in mind that one coat reduces the maintenance cycle.
Anything without a pigment will not last very long. We sell Osmo Clear UV which is quite popular- it darkens the wood (makes it look wet) and will need reapplication far more frequently than Sansin in the same environment.'
Chicken Chaser said:
OP how is the fence looking? I wondered how the cedar was holding up as I love the stuff, just dont like it when it greys out.
I'm about to treat some red cedar myself so quite interested in this, I did get this info back from the actual cedar supplier in an e-mail :'For the lightest effect/least amount of change, I would suggest “Light Honey”. The attached is a job we supplied with this stain, two coats on WRC. Its still quite natural looking, and all the colour variation is still present.
He could use a lighter sanding than we do and apply one coat- see if that works for him. (we sand at 40 grit, which is very coarse, as it makes for the best penetration into the wood and improves service life but needs two coats) so he could do say 80 grit sanding, one coat and see if it works. I can send a little sample pot of it for you for him to test on some offcuts. Bearing in mind that one coat reduces the maintenance cycle.
Anything without a pigment will not last very long. We sell Osmo Clear UV which is quite popular- it darkens the wood (makes it look wet) and will need reapplication far more frequently than Sansin in the same environment.'
So the fence is doing pretty well considering it's in direct sunlight for a decent amount of time. Back in 2017 when new i did 2 coats of Osmo UV, and last year in June did a single coat to top it up.
I'd say the colour is slightly lighter now, so we'll see what it's like after another coat this year, but certainly any change year to year has been minimal so far. I don't mind switching products to a lightly pigmented one but at the mo i feel it may risk losing the nice colour.
These are on a dull day so the colour is slightly muted compared to the original pics anyhow.
I'd say the colour is slightly lighter now, so we'll see what it's like after another coat this year, but certainly any change year to year has been minimal so far. I don't mind switching products to a lightly pigmented one but at the mo i feel it may risk losing the nice colour.
These are on a dull day so the colour is slightly muted compared to the original pics anyhow.
Hi MrChios.
I was wondering if you could give some insight. I had a slatted cedar fence installed last summer. Like yours it looked fantastic. I initially oiled it with teak oil but fairly soon it looked terrible and the warm red/brown colour had gone. So in November I had it sanded down back to the lovely cedar colour and had it oiled using Osmo UV clear.
Unfortunately 6 months later it had already lost the colour and was almost yellow with patches of grey.
I've sanded it down again, but I'm not really sure what to do next. Osmo reckon I should wait 12 weeks before applying the oil.
Also, did you use clear or a light stain?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
I was wondering if you could give some insight. I had a slatted cedar fence installed last summer. Like yours it looked fantastic. I initially oiled it with teak oil but fairly soon it looked terrible and the warm red/brown colour had gone. So in November I had it sanded down back to the lovely cedar colour and had it oiled using Osmo UV clear.
Unfortunately 6 months later it had already lost the colour and was almost yellow with patches of grey.
I've sanded it down again, but I'm not really sure what to do next. Osmo reckon I should wait 12 weeks before applying the oil.
Also, did you use clear or a light stain?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
MrChips said:
So the fence is doing pretty well considering it's in direct sunlight for a decent amount of time. Back in 2017 when new i did 2 coats of Osmo UV, and last year in June did a single coat to top it up.
I'd say the colour is slightly lighter now, so we'll see what it's like after another coat this year, but certainly any change year to year has been minimal so far. I don't mind switching products to a lightly pigmented one but at the mo i feel it may risk losing the nice colour.
These are on a dull day so the colour is slightly muted compared to the original pics anyhow.
I'd say the colour is slightly lighter now, so we'll see what it's like after another coat this year, but certainly any change year to year has been minimal so far. I don't mind switching products to a lightly pigmented one but at the mo i feel it may risk losing the nice colour.
These are on a dull day so the colour is slightly muted compared to the original pics anyhow.
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