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Applying Semi-Transparent Stain to Pickets

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How To Powerwash & Stain A Fence. Tips staining or painting a fence.

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What happens here

Once the fence is completely dry after power washing, apply the semi-transparent stain to the pickets. Use a paint sprayer fitted with a 515 tip. Spray the stain by moving the gun up and down each picket, following the wood grain. Immediately after spraying a section (approximately 2 feet wide), use a 6-inch stain brush to 'back-brush' the freshly applied stain. This technique ensures the stain is evenly absorbed into the wood pores, eliminates any potential lap marks from the sprayer, and removes drips or runs, resulting in a uniform finish.

Goal: Apply semi-transparent stain evenly to fence pickets.

Tools and materials

  • 515 Tip — Specific spray tip for applying stain effectively
  • 6-inch Stain Brush Sherwin Williams — Back-brushing sprayed stain to ensure even absorption and prevent marks
  • Paint Sprayer — Applying stain to the fence pickets
  • Cedar Bark Stain Color Sherwin Williams — The specific color used for the fence pickets

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Heat. Over here, we're going to be spraying the semi-transparent on the fence here. And this is the non 2x4 side. And we're just going to be going up and down on the pickets themselves. And you don't want to spray it crossways. It'll leave lap marks going crossways. You want to make sure you go up and down with the pickets. And the posts are going to be an accent color. So, I don't need to spray the post. I'm using a 515 tip doing this fence cuz the fence is extremely dry. And I'll actually spray some and then I'm going to back brush what I've sprayed to make sure it gets rid of any lap marks or any runs and it helps it absorb into the pores more. And I'll do about twoft section and then continue on. I'm using a Sher Williams stain brush. This is a 6- in stain brush. And this works really good for doing fences and stuff. The brushes last a long time. So, I just keep working my way down the line. Just like that, this the fence will be completely saturated and look brand new once it's done. So, we're staining this

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