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Penofin TRANSPARENT REDWOOD RED LABEL good for Redwood fence?

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#1 ·
I'm in the process of rebuilding a redwood fence and looking to get a finish that will help preserve the fence.

After talking with some people and reading it seems like PENOFIN TRANSPARENT REDWOOD RED LABEL ULTRA PREMIUM PENETRATING OIL FINISH is a good product.

What's everyone's experiences with this item?

I've also heard TWP, Olympic, Behr, but most say Penofin. Not sure if there is a major difference between the Red & Blue label.
 
#3 ·
Penofin Red...

Red-Label is good stuff, BUT...
for fences, it's overkill IMO.

We go thru a TON of Blue-Label or decks, fences, etc.

I just don't see enough added benefit for the $20-dollar-bill difference.

I just got done shooting 13 gallons of Sikkens SRD Redwood #089 on my fence!!
Sikkens SRD line would also be a great choice.
(It's our best seller...same price as Penofin-Blue)

Faron
 
#4 ·
Red-Label is good stuff, BUT...
for fences, it's overkill IMO.

We go thru a TON of Blue-Label or decks, fences, etc.

I just don't see enough added benefit for the $20-dollar-bill difference.

I just got done shooting 13 gallons of Sikkens SRD Redwood #089 on my fence!!
Sikkens SRD line would also be a great choice.
(It's our best seller...same price as Penofin-Blue)

Faron
I'm trying to figure out what the difference in color is from these finishes.

Original Blue Label Oil Wood Finish Redwood finish

Ultra Premium Red Label Wood Finish Transparent Redwood
 
#5 ·
Blue & Red...

We only brought in the CEDAR color of the Red-label.
It's virtually identical to the Blue-label version, at least on our test-cedar.

Try a little of each on a sample-board that represents your woods' tone.

Again...I wouldn't use Red-label on a fence.
If it was a small, decorative fence around a hot-tub, then I might.
But for a property-edge fence...noooo way!
Too much $$$.

Faron
 
#6 ·
We only brought in the CEDAR color of the Red-label.
It's virtually identical to the Blue-label version, at least on our test-cedar.

Try a little of each on a sample-board that represents your woods' tone.

Again...I wouldn't use Red-label on a fence.
If it was a small, decorative fence around a hot-tub, then I might.
But for a property-edge fence...noooo way!
Too much $$$.

Faron
I never thought it would be this hard to figure out what stain to get given that everyone has a pro / con to everything. Along with trying to find a finish that is available in California with the strict codes. I have seen places carrying the Blue label but not the red. I guess I will have to get some samples.
 
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