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18. Here are the photos of the finished project!

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Sat Sep 28, 2013, 12:56 PM

Sep 2013

I used 50% Cabot Bleaching Oil and 50% Cabot Weathering Stain. It came out a translucent silver gray that will bleach the wood gray over an 8 month period. (we hope)

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Well the black streaks are part of the process Warpy Mar 2013 #1

But should I be treating it with something every year? nt Walk away Mar 2013 #2

I used the grey stain on a deck Warpy Mar 2013 #3

That seems like a plan...how long have you had your fence? Walk away Mar 2013 #4

Deck, not fence, and I lived with it for ten years. Warpy Mar 2013 #5

Stain it Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2013 #7

we treated our deck with Stephanie Miller's sponsor "Cedarcide" then just hit it with a oil based NMDemDist2 Mar 2013 #6

Beautiful fence warrior1 Mar 2013 #8

If you want it to go with a natural silver-gray look, use bleaching stain. Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #9

Holy Cow! This is exactly what I have been looking for but didn't know existed. Walk away Mar 2013 #10

If it were me, I would go with straight bleaching oil. Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #11

OK, first I power wash it with the bleach and water then rinse it with water and then paint it... Walk away Mar 2013 #12

You don't need to powerwash with the bleach Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #13

Thanks...and thanks everybody. I'll post photos as I go along. nt Walk away Mar 2013 #14

After thinking about it a bit...I think you'll probably get longer wear out of each cycle Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #15

Lokks like you need to shim up the garage there on one side.... Hotler Apr 2013 #16

No, it's straight. The photo is tilted. Walk away Apr 2013 #17

Here are the photos of the finished project! Walk away Sep 2013 #18

That is really attractive. Worried senior Sep 2013 #19

Thanks...It is mostly lindseed oil with a little pigment and... Walk away Sep 2013 #20