Pictures of Red and White Cedar Planks Treated with TufShield™
Here are some pictures of some cedar that I recently treated using TufShield™. The TufShield™-treated part of the wood is shown at the top half and the untreated part is shown on the bottom just to show you the difference.
This first image to the left is a shot of red cedar that I picked up from Home Depot, pretty much the type of wood that you might use for a fence or other building project around the house. It was untreated wood so it was bare and had the nice fresh cedar smell when I picked it up and brought it home!
This piece was treated with 4 coats of Base Coat and 2 coats of Top Coat Satin, a standard application for bare, previously untreated wood. I coated the wood with the 4 coats of Base Coat on one day and then the next day, coated it with the 2 coats of Top Coat Satin.
I did a bit of manual sanding with 220 grit sandpaper after completing the Base Coat just to buff out some rough spots but other than that, there was no other preparation work. The final result is a dark, rich colour that reminds me a bit of the teak furniture I have.
Click on the picture to blow it up so you can see it in more detail.
This second piece of wood on the right hand side is a piece of white cedar, also from Home Depot. You can see the knots on the bottom, untreated part. Again, the type of wood you might use around the house for a fence or other project and that you'd get from any hardware store.
As you can see, this piece of cedar is much lighter in colour and the result was a lighter, golden coloured piece. As with the first piece of cedar shown above, this piece was treated with 4 coats of Base Coat and 2 coats of Top Coat Satin with some light sanding with 220 grit sandpaper after the 4th coat of Base Coat was applied.
As with the darker red cedar shown above, the resulting finish was a nice, rich colour and you can really see and feel how the protective coating has sealed the wood. Rather than just colouring the wood like a stain does, TufShield™ has sealed the wood with a protective barrier that is very visible when you see the wood up close.
Click on the picture to blow it up so you can see it in more detail.
Check back here soon for additional pictures of poplar, pine, oak and maple samples being treated with TufShield™!
This first image to the left is a shot of red cedar that I picked up from Home Depot, pretty much the type of wood that you might use for a fence or other building project around the house. It was untreated wood so it was bare and had the nice fresh cedar smell when I picked it up and brought it home! This piece was treated with 4 coats of Base Coat and 2 coats of Top Coat Satin, a standard application for bare, previously untreated wood. I coated the wood with the 4 coats of Base Coat on one day and then the next day, coated it with the 2 coats of Top Coat Satin.
I did a bit of manual sanding with 220 grit sandpaper after completing the Base Coat just to buff out some rough spots but other than that, there was no other preparation work. The final result is a dark, rich colour that reminds me a bit of the teak furniture I have.
Click on the picture to blow it up so you can see it in more detail.
This second piece of wood on the right hand side is a piece of white cedar, also from Home Depot. You can see the knots on the bottom, untreated part. Again, the type of wood you might use around the house for a fence or other project and that you'd get from any hardware store.
As you can see, this piece of cedar is much lighter in colour and the result was a lighter, golden coloured piece. As with the first piece of cedar shown above, this piece was treated with 4 coats of Base Coat and 2 coats of Top Coat Satin with some light sanding with 220 grit sandpaper after the 4th coat of Base Coat was applied.
As with the darker red cedar shown above, the resulting finish was a nice, rich colour and you can really see and feel how the protective coating has sealed the wood. Rather than just colouring the wood like a stain does, TufShield™ has sealed the wood with a protective barrier that is very visible when you see the wood up close.
Click on the picture to blow it up so you can see it in more detail.
Check back here soon for additional pictures of poplar, pine, oak and maple samples being treated with TufShield™!
Labels: red cedar, white cedar
