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turtleaut Reg. Nov 2008	Posted 2014-09-06 6:40 PM Subject: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Expert Posts: 1286 Location: Mississippi	We built a wood fence last fall and would like to make it dark brown/black. Would stain or paint work best? Any brand suggestions as to what may last longest? Edited by turtleaut 2014-09-06 6:42 PM
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RacingQH Reg. Aug 2004	Posted 2014-09-06 9:05 PM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
The Color Specialist Posts: 7530 Location: Washington. (The DRY side.)	http://www.messmers.com/messmers-uv-plus-deck-stain
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-09-07 4:27 AM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	STAIN!! ..absorbs into the wood.... It remains... Paint flakes off..
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TessBelle Reg. Mar 2014	Posted 2014-09-08 1:25 AM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Expert Posts: 1477 Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton	We stained ours using diesel fuel. It soaks into the wood and lasts forever. We did it about 15yrs ago when fuel was cheap though lol.
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turtleaut Reg. Nov 2008	Posted 2014-09-08 9:31 AM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Expert Posts: 1286 Location: Mississippi	TessBelle - 2014-09-08 1:25 AM We stained ours using diesel fuel. It soaks into the wood and lasts forever. We did it about 15yrs ago when fuel was cheap though lol. Interesting - how dark did it turn out?
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TessBelle Reg. Mar 2014	Posted 2014-09-08 9:35 AM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Expert Posts: 1477 Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton	turtleaut - 2014-09-08 9:31 AM TessBelle - 2014-09-08 1:25 AM We stained ours using diesel fuel. It soaks into the wood and lasts forever. We did it about 15yrs ago when fuel was cheap though lol. Interesting - how dark did it turn out? Really really dark to begin with but it will lighten some as it dries. I'll try to take a pic and post it.
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aggiejudger Reg. Aug 2007	Posted 2014-09-08 9:53 AM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Ima Fickle Fan Posts: 3547 Location: Texas	We bought ours pre-soaked in creosote for the new fence we put up this spring. Sure beats painting. We stained the other existing fence to match. Lasts longer than paint.
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TessBelle Reg. Mar 2014	Posted 2014-09-08 10:10 AM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Expert Posts: 1477 Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton	Here it is. (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (20KB - 227 downloads)
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chasincansMN Reg. Oct 2005	Posted 2014-09-08 12:14 PM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Expert Posts: 2489 Location: somewhere up north	TessBelle - 2014-09-08 1:25 AM We stained ours using diesel fuel. It soaks into the wood and lasts forever. We did it about 15yrs ago when fuel was cheap though lol. Interesting....I bet it keeps the horses from chewing on it too. what type of wood? Edited by chasincansMN 2014-09-08 12:15 PM
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TessBelle Reg. Mar 2014	Posted 2014-09-08 12:22 PM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Expert Posts: 1477 Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton	chasincansMN - 2014-09-08 12:14 PM TessBelle - 2014-09-08 1:25 AM We stained ours using diesel fuel. It soaks into the wood and lasts forever. We did it about 15yrs ago when fuel was cheap though lol. Interesting....I bet it keeps the horses from chewing on it too. what type of wood? It will stop them for a while but eventually the taste will be gone. I'm not sure just regular boards you would get from a hardware store.
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cruise Reg. Apr 2005	Posted 2014-09-08 1:10 PM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Knowledge is Power Posts: 4051 Location: wherever my daughter's running	We have wooden fence and I painted it - not at all thrilled with it. Neighbors down the road have wooden fence and put used motor oil on theirs and it looks fantastic and has been up for years. Really kicking myself.
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MissouriJen Reg. Dec 2011	Posted 2014-09-08 3:52 PM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Elite Veteran Posts: 1119	As someone who spent many of my childhood summers painting and repainting fence....I would not paint it unless you want to do the same!
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GraciousLegacy Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2014-09-09 9:16 AM Subject: RE: Wood Fence - stain or paint???
Expert Posts: 1392 Location: Central Texas	Bump....I too have the stain or paint debate going on at my house. I did not know about the diesel or used motor oil options. hmmm what to do.
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