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Staining an exterior timber fence

John H
last month

I want to apply a charcoal stain to my exterior timber fence (Australian Red Cedar that I have sanded it back to it's raw state). Before I stain, do I need the tannins to leach out? This is a boundary fence and I do not want any stains leaching onto my neighbors limestone garden wall. Some advice on how to speed up the weathering process without the use of a harsh solvent?