Listing all your best stains recommended but before i do want to expand why wondering what best type of stain for cedar wooden shingles is a great question.
Best cedar siding solid stain.
What you get is a very uniform opaque color.
And while cedar siding accepts holds and showcases all types of paints beautifully your best choice is a 100 acrylic latex formula.
The best stains should last three to five years on a deck and even longer if applied to siding or fences which don t get as much abuse.
Most any stain made for decking can also be used on siding.
Paints and solid stains painting cedar 101.
This exterior stain was found to be extremely effective at staining cedar.
Ready seal 512 5 gallon pail natural cedar exterior wood stain and sealer.
Acrylic latex paint properly primed a 100 percent acrylic latex paint will provide decades of protection for cedar siding shingles.
When choosing a solid color stain look for a brand that is moisture resistant mildew resistant and crack resistant with a warranty of five or more years.
But the best semi transparent stain in our ratings isn t as tough as the top solid stains and our data suggest that this type of stain will probably last only two to three years on a deck.
Ready seal natural wood stain and sealer.
Types of best stains for cedar shingles you are on the right road seeking best types of stains for cedar shingles.
Where to use stain.
The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light.
Defy extreme 1 gallon semi transparent exterior wood stain.
The sun and water beat down on a deck snow can pile up.
Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color.
The stain will appear darker and will have pretty much shine.
Where to use stain.
This will darken the stain the most and will have the most shine.
On clapboards arborcoat solid color stain in barn red.
Compared to other finishes paint offers the greatest protection for western red cedar siding against the elements.
Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.
It is a deep penetrating oil based stain that went.
Plus it ll last longer than the same finish on a deck because vertical surfaces take less of a beating.