super55
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- Great North of Michigan
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- Oliver Super55, John Deere 4310, John Deere 4400, Kubota L2500 (had),
Just wondering what stain you guys all use for your log home and what's your opinions.
Been using Sikkens SRD on my log home. Been really happy with the results. It's an oil based stain so I can just go over the old stain with minimum prep and the wood soaks it in nicely and have had the home for ten years and no sign of rot anywhere. It's a little pricey but I feel the product is worth it.
I can usually get about 3 years on the south/west sides (full exposure to the sun really puts a beating on the stain and on the north and east sides I can usually get about 5-6.
The only issue I have is usually after about 2 years some of the knots in the wood tend to bleach out but other than that been really happy with the product.
Just looking for opinions on other products out there. The upper side of some of my logs are getting really cracks in them but so far coating them with the SRD has held up against any deterioration.
Been using Sikkens SRD on my log home. Been really happy with the results. It's an oil based stain so I can just go over the old stain with minimum prep and the wood soaks it in nicely and have had the home for ten years and no sign of rot anywhere. It's a little pricey but I feel the product is worth it.
I can usually get about 3 years on the south/west sides (full exposure to the sun really puts a beating on the stain and on the north and east sides I can usually get about 5-6.
The only issue I have is usually after about 2 years some of the knots in the wood tend to bleach out but other than that been really happy with the product.
Just looking for opinions on other products out there. The upper side of some of my logs are getting really cracks in them but so far coating them with the SRD has held up against any deterioration.