Does anyone have any experience with the durability of Sikkens Cetol SRD vs. Cabots Austrailian Timber Oil? (Cabots was just aquired by Valspar)
I've been leaning towards ATO since using it last year though the colors are limited but haven't used the SRD yet.
I preped and sealed a clients new cedar deck 2 years ago using Rymars Natural Cedar. The client wanted a clear because the wood looked so beautiful with just a wet look. I warned him about the zero durability of clears and the Rymar was a pretty light tone so he wanted that....well 1 yr. later it sucked and this yr. it looks totally shot....guess who's fault it is? lol.
The guys easy going and money is not a problem but he wants something to last more than a year and a half. I suggested the Amberwood...mentioned the Natural and he says "If the Natural is just as durable..use that." I think he still doesn't quite get it. I'm almost afraid to mention the SRD's Natural light or Natural Oak...but I will if someone has experience with them and found them to be about as durable as the Amberwood.
The deck is on a narrow point on a large lake so theres lake on 3 sides but the house is set back a couple hundred feet so with all the mature pine trees UV isn't as much of a problem as the debris on the deck..theres a large pine tree sticking thru the deck so theres needles, bark, small branches, etc.everywhere...not a lot but enough to hold some moisture and provide food for surface mildew. Its elevated about 3 feet off the ground. .The family is only up 8-9 times a summer so it doesn't get swept off much. What do you think?? is it pretty much a toss up between ATO and SRD?
Does anyone have any experience with the durability of Sikkens Cetol SRD vs. Cabots Austrailian Timber Oil? (Cabots was just aquired by Valspar)
I've been leaning towards ATO since using it last year though the colors are limited but haven't used the SRD yet.
I preped and sealed a clients new cedar deck 2 years ago using Rymars Natural Cedar. The client wanted a clear because the wood looked so beautiful with just a wet look. I warned him about the zero durability of clears and the Rymar was a pretty light tone so he wanted that....well 1 yr. later it sucked and this yr. it looks totally shot....guess who's fault it is? lol.
The guys easy going and money is not a problem but he wants something to last more than a year and a half. I suggested the Amberwood...mentioned the Natural and he says "If the Natural is just as durable..use that." I think he still doesn't quite get it. I'm almost afraid to mention the SRD's Natural light or Natural Oak...but I will if someone has experience with them and found them to be about as durable as the Amberwood.
The deck is on a narrow point on a large lake so theres lake on 3 sides but the house is set back a couple hundred feet so with all the mature pine trees UV isn't as much of a problem as the debris on the deck..theres a large pine tree sticking thru the deck so theres needles, bark, small branches, etc.everywhere...not a lot but enough to hold some moisture and provide food for surface mildew. Its elevated about 3 feet off the ground. .The family is only up 8-9 times a summer so it doesn't get swept off much. What do you think?? is it pretty much a toss up between ATO and SRD?
Thanks,
Dale
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