Hi
I am looking for recommendations for siding stain. I am staining exterior pine board and batten. Can anyone recommend a product that will not peel. I want an opaque stain in a light colour. Also, what kind of prep work do I need to do before staining?
Thanks for your help!
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Stain does not peel, it gets chaulky when it breaks down. I would go to your best local paint store and ask them what is the best for your area of the country. I'm in MA and my first choice and the contractors around here would be California Paint (might not be available in your area, website is http://www.californiapaints.com ) and Ben Moore, both have very good lines of latex stain.
Whatever you do, do not go to the big box stores. Those paint people don't know their products well and they also do not sell the best products.
The prep you are talking about depends on what is on the siding now, or is it new siding? If it is already painted then you'll need to strip it to bare wood then stain it or if you don't want to strip it then you'll need to clean the surface and scrap loose paint then paint.
The stain is going on new pine boards that have not been treated in any way. That's why I wondered about pre-staining preparation. There are cleaning products out there but I don't know if they are worth the time and money on never before treated wood. I don't think I can get California paint in South Western Ontario but I can get Benjamin Moore. Do you know anything about Sico?
Thanks for the help.
I've never heard of that.
Don't go completely by me, check with a good paint store, but I believe what would be best for you would be an oil primer then two coats of latex stain. Ben Moore is probably the best you'll be able to find in your location. I would send a detailed email to them and explain your location, type of siding, etc. and they will make a recommendation. I know they have good customer service, California paint does too and both will transfer you to the technical people who know their products chemical make up and what it will work best on. I usually do research on my own to get the fundamentals of what I need to do, then I will email (or call) the paint company with a very detailed, specific set of questions just to make sure everything will work perfectly. You definitely want to get the final word from the paint company because no one knows their paint and its best uses better.
I just built and sided my home with pine board and batten. The color of the stain was the driver for me - and as long as the stain came from a reputable company. I must have tried brand out there. I went with Wolman F&P Stain, Cedar color.
It has yet to stand the test of time, but it looks great, repels fine (only been up since January).
My suggestion is to test, test, test untill you find what looks best.
Good luck!
Hi
Thanks for the reply. Did you put any kind of prep solution or wash on the pine before you stained it?
Thanks
Nope. Mine had been recently milled. I just made sure it had been well seasoned for a handful of months. I also stained both sides before it went up. I'm attempting to attach a picture. I'm currently working on a sunburst pattern on the gable end.
Hi there
Your place looks great! Thanks for sending the photo.
We are combining siding with a light greyish-brownish stone so we are looking for a stain colour that will match. We are now looking into the solid stains. Still not sure what to do about the prep treatment. We were told that for a deluxe job with solid stain, we should prime all the siding.
Our boards are already up, have been all winter, but the battens are not, so I will stain both sides of the batten before installation, but can only do one side of the boards.