hey dale,
I'm staining the exterior of a house. The house is currently a faded dark brown and is practically bare wood in spots. I'll be staining it green. The Stain I'm using is what is called a solid color stain. It looks and acts much like standard paint, it's thick and opaque, only it does not blister or peel like paint. It happens to be some oil-latex formula which I don't understand completely (someone on this site probably knows better than I) except that it is water clean up. The manufacturer suggests a water based latex primer or exterior oil primer for certain tannined woods which bleed, such as cedar. I've had a suggestion to use oil primer, perhaps you understand better why? Anyway, I'm not sure what wood is beneath, but the current condition and color of the house leads me to take the precation and prime. Again, this stain is not transparent but opaque. I wasn't planning on tinting the primer as to really lighten it up prior to the new coats, but I'm re-thinking this (my thoughts and theories are always wavering). What are your thoughts now?
Originally I was concerned with the potential difficulty of getting the sprayer clean from using oils in it. I don't want to clog the thing up right away. I'm in-experienced enough to not know, but experienced and resourceful enough to do the job and research it to make it done right.
Thanks for your interest
Talk to you later.
Daymon