New yellow cedar fence black bleeding - Deck Stain Questions and Answers https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/ Deck Stain Help Forum Discussion Board en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:25:21 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: New yellow cedar fence black bleeding https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/#post-13106 Wed, 25 Dec 2019 04:28:46 +0000 You can stain yellow cedar and you have to if you want to prevent UV graying of the wood. You cannot spot stain and have it blend.

]]> Deck Stain Questions and Answers Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/#post-13106 RE: New yellow cedar fence black bleeding https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/#post-13103 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 02:22:11 +0000 Thanks for the reply.  I also contacted the mill that produced the wood and they recommended no staining should be done to yellow cedar.  Is that correct?  Should nothing be done with yellow cedar? 

 

Here is a picture of the stain job as originally done by the contractors so you can see why I'm thinking they are not too smart about wood treatment.  Their fix was to spot stain the marks a couple months later.  Probably should have been stripped and restained after that tiger stripe job? 

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]]> Deck Stain Questions and Answers Mbowers https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/#post-13103 RE: New yellow cedar fence black bleeding https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/#post-13102 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:36:17 +0000 It does look like tannin bleed but it is not the contactors fault nor can you prevent this from occurring. Brightener will help to remove it but it does not stop it from coming or preventing it in the future. At this point to fix, you would most likely need to strip and brighten again. Unfortunately, it may return again.

]]> Deck Stain Questions and Answers Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/#post-13102 RE: New yellow cedar fence black bleeding https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/#post-13101 Thu, 19 Dec 2019 23:22:56 +0000

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]]> Deck Stain Questions and Answers Mbowers https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/#post-13101 New yellow cedar fence black bleeding https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/new-yellow-cedar-fence-black-bleeding/#post-13100 Thu, 19 Dec 2019 23:21:42 +0000 Contractor installed a new, rough sawn yellow cedar fence.  Wood was dried and then stained with SharkSkin translucent in Teak.

I do not think any washing or anything was done to the new wood. 

After some rain I now see blackish marks running down the fence.  Seems worst below a horizontal rail. 

The product instructions say "Extractive Bleeding: New wood containing high levels of tannins should be prepared using SharkSkin® Deck Brightener to limit discoloration or tannin bleed." 

https://www.cloverdalepaint.com/sharkskin

Did the contractor fail to properly prepare the wood before staining?  How do I deal with these black marks? 

 

Thanks for the help. I will try to attack more pics but was at max file size. 

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