One of Sansin’s great products that is often overlooked is called Foundation. It’s a one-coat wood treatment that you apply prior to your choice of stain that creates an excellent protective layer against the elements. It improves the performance of your top coat by preventing discolouration, stabilizing wood components, and reducing warping, shrinkage, and checking. …
Weatherwise Western Red When Cloverdale approached us to create a colour to best represent Vancouver Island we jumped at the chance and it did not take long for our skilled team to come up with Weatherwise Western Red. This is a rich cedar colour with an emphasis on the browns. Since it’s conception it has …
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It can be very difficult to determine what type of stain let alone what brand of stain is on the wood just from pictures. Just like car companies, most brands copy the colour and even the name of the colour of their competitors. It is very important to keep track of what stain you have …
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One of the most common questions we come across is which stain do we recommend. We carry 4 different brands of stain. Sikkens, Sunfast, Sansin, and TimberPro. Generally the first thing we ask is if they want to go with Petroleum Oil or Water-Borne stain. More and more home owners are going with water-borne stains …
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Weather-wise preparation list for decks Optimally wood should be air dried and/or acclimatized for 2 weeks or more prior to preparation and finishing. 1. Sand lumber all 6 sides to remove any contaminates and mill glaze with 50-60 grit sand paper. 2. Wipe lumber clean of dust. 3.Apply stain by brush, roller, or sprayer to …
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