crazy canuck
05-03-2016, 06:14 PM
Hey all. I just joined and i look forward to all the expert advice i will get.good to be here. I have a 23 year cedar home an have been staining it with sikkens 23. it looked good for some years but for the last 5 years it has started pealing and blistering down to the bare wood. it is a kit home and when i first stained it with cetol 1 i was not told of any preparation needed done on the logs. it is bad on the south side facing the sun and all the weather,east and west side good, north perfect.I now have to get the back blasted and start over. I blame the sikkens 23 because it has a thick coat and in my opinion will not let the logs breathe but maybe it was because i didnt prep it. I really don't want to use sikkens again but they just came out with a new product called cetol log and siding so i don't know now. i want something that won't peal or blister but just faids or wears out and just recover. any advice will be appreciated. thanks.