I have cedar siding and love the look. My siding is somewhat different than I have seen on other houses. It is more of a "car siding" than an overlap type. It is also has a smooth finish as opposed to the rough. The house is almost 2 years old and I have applied three coats of preservative to it. The first 2 coats were Behr 92 which is a linseed oil base product. I applied the clear and it gave it a nice orangish tint. By the time I was ready for the third coat, Behr discontinued the product. Home Depot tried to sell me Behrs water based equivilant and I elected not to go that way. Instead I went with Olympic's similar product. I think it is called Olympic Gold. About $85 for five gallon. After viewing other posts, it looks like I am putting too much on. The reason that I have put three complete coats on a 2 year old house is because around the knots after a few months it appears that the product is going away. Is this because because of the wood density it can't absorb as much product therefore it disappears faster. Has anyone else noticed this. Is it a problem? I would love to get to where I only have to do this every 3 or 4 years. Right now, I wouldn't change a thing. As I said before, love the look.

Tom Young

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