Staining fence any helpful suggestion

[COONHOOD]

Hey guys,

Seems like there is knowledge on just about every home project on here so I thought it would be wise to consult the green screen.

Just wanted to see if there are any important dos and don’t when it comes to staining a fence. Any and all suggestions are welcome.

[RedRaider323]

Do wear long sleeved clothing

[bowhunter2989]

im guessing its a wood fence? If so dont forget to block off the house and anything else you dont want stain on. This includes the eaves of the roofline. I used large roll of construction paper and tape.

[Jcjohnson]

Wind can be an issue try to pick a day it’s not real windy

[Beargrizzly90]

An airless sprayer will help speed up the process. The small hand held ones have to keep getting filled up depending on how much fence line you have. Prep the house and surrounding area. Over spray can get everywhere. also where a mask.

[RJK70]

Use a regular household pump sprayer.


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[D u s t y]

Bleach the fence first 35/65 should work, then use a weed pump sprayer. Works great. I prefer oil based stain since it doesn’t streak

[randal]

Don't do what I did

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=598523&page=2

[TX Doc]

I couldn’t get a regular pump sprayer to spray semitransparent stain. We brushed it on but it took forever. I bought an airless sprayer at harbor freight for $160 that I’ll use to spray the other side.

[D u s t y]

Ya semi transparent is hard to spray on even, oil based transparent is much simpler

[BertramBass]

Hire a painter...

[Antlers86]

Backpack Sprayer from Lowe's. Have another person behind you with a roller. Very easy process. I recently stained 68 Duplexes and didn't his process. Would do it all over again no different.

[COONHOOD]

Thanks for all the great advice!

[friscopaint]

Simple. Semi transperant oil based stain, cheap pump up sprayer and a brush to even it up once you spray it. Airless atomizes it to much and goes everywhere

[JayB]

My wife did ours with Ready Seal stain from big box stores and a Wagner sprayer. No runs. Turned out great. You must cover anything around you don't want stained. This does not dry like spraying automotive paint.

Oh...and 2 coats, wet on wet. We have about 150 ft of 8 ft fence. She did both sides. Took about 2 days.

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