Planed Redwood fence boards - protect project - Deck Stain Questions and Answers https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/planed-redwood-fence-boards-protect-project/ Deck Stain Help Forum Discussion Board en-US Sat, 23 May 2026 08:19:47 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Planed Redwood fence boards - protect project https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/planed-redwood-fence-boards-protect-project/#post-11555 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:51:27 +0000 You must have a stain if you want to protect from UV graying so a semi-transparent is best and will not hide the wood grain. Look at one of these brands:

The 6 Best Deck Stain Ratings

Lighter colors like "Natural" will probably be what you want.

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Oakdale, Central Valley, California

Full Sun, hot, hot, hot

I reclaimed my old redwood fence boards, (planed to silky smoothness) and made a shed/playhouse.  The boards are joined via ship lap and glue.

Mostly the wood is clear redwood with some lighter/white sapwood (see attachments). I don't want to see this shed turn grey/dark from sun and exposure, what type of sealer/waterproofer should I use to protect and accentuate the wood? I spent forever at Home Depot reading labels and am confused as to what is optimal. I don't think a semi transparent or solid is appropriate as I don't want to hide the grain and color differences.

Thoughts/suggestions?

Thank you,

George

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