In this situation a clear penetrating wood sealer is the perfect choice to seal out water and moisture while allowing the wood to achieve a natural gray patina.
Cedar fence clear sealer.
It provides a long lasting duration of around 2 3 years.
Instead use a clear wood stain like ppg natural cetol srd wood finish.
The home depot carries 1 rated olympic stains with both weather ready application and long lasting durability.
1 rated three years in a row among clear wood sealer stains per independent consumer study.
To prevent the cedar from fading to gray you need to treat the fence with a stain that blocks ultraviolet light and contains a mildewcide.
1 gallon uc coatings.
Natural cedar exterior wood stain and sealer is ideal for your outdoor wood projects.
This is why we never recommend a clear or un tinted sealer for outdoor wood unless you are actually trying to achieve a rustic and naturally weathered appearance.
Ready seal 525 exterior stain and sealer for wood 5 gallon dark walnut best for cedar swing set ready seal 525 wood stain and sealer is an oil based sealer with a semi transparent.
The stain can be applied.
Each five gallons of stain penetrates deeply into soft and hard wood offering utmost protection even in harsh environments.
This formula helps improve the natural look of cedar swing sets by offering excellent visibility to its texture as well as it s grains.
However since there will be plants it won t be easy to sand and reapply the seal.
Seal once nano poly ready mix bronze cedar penetrating wood sealer stain with polyurethane clear water based low voc waterproofing for decks fences siding log homes.
It prevents the cedar from turning gray.
Dries to a durable flat natural finish.
The agri life cedar seal sounds great as we will have fruit plants growing next to the fence so non toxic is pretty important.
The stain should be transparent or semi transparent to.
Designed for beautifying and protecting your exterior wood surfaces this 5 gal.
Defy extreme 1 gallon semi transparent exterior wood stain cedar tone saversystems.
Works as an overall preservative.
If you re going to apply fence stain to further increase the wood s defenses against the elements you don t want to cover up the natural beauty of your cedar fence.