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Old 05-14-2009, 07:03 PM   #1
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Ok boys, who has the best way of predipping white cedars. I can't order them dipped because of color and other reasons. I have 13 sq to do. need a efficiant method

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Old 05-14-2009, 08:35 PM   #2
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clothes line and clothes pins.
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clothes line and clothes pins.
Probably around 6000 clothes pins should do it at 1 per shake.3000 feet of line.
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Probably around 6000 clothes pins should do it at 1 per shake.3000 feet of line.
Alright funny guy. 55 gal drum filled with your stain. Drop it in.

I don't know, we always had them pre dipped, custom colors too, as long as it's Nantucket Grey.
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Alright funny guy. 55 gal drum filled with your stain. Drop it in.

I don't know, we always had them pre dipped, custom colors too, as long as it's Nantucket Grey.
We got these dipped in Canada, can't even buy the stain in the US.
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here's my problem. Very good customer of mine wants to reside. Approx 1/2 of the house was redone 6 years ago after a fire. We will be powerwashing and staining this part. The other 1/2 will get stripped and reshingled with prestained. She picked a color and we had the company send a sample dip. It looks nothing like the sample from the lumber yard. long story short it would match
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Lay out chicken wire and run a sheet of metal underneath to drain the drips back into a catch pan. If you have a few tables of chicken wire laid out you can really go to town.
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Use a roller and stain one side at a time you will use less stain
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