Feast Watson Wood Shield Timber Cladding & Screening Oil

Fantastic result-could not be happier – I researched many different brands of Timber oil and spoke with numerous so called experts at major hardware companies( most of whom did not have much of a clue), to determine the best solution to renovate the cedar cladding on 3 sides of my house which was installed new about 8 years ago when the house was built. We purchased the house 18 months ago and knew that the previous oil coating was very poor, and that it needed to be rectified.

I finally reached a consensus of opinion that it was wise to pay a premium for the best product to suit cedar cladding, as most products out there are aimed at the decking market!

I chose Feast Watson Wood shield product specifically for cladding applications and purchased 1 Litre to try on an area that was out of site, before buying 20 litres to cover 100 m2 X 2 coats at a cost of $580 at Bunnings. I firstly used my high pressure water jet machine to blast away the old dirty covering on the cedar until the wood was porous and clean as new. After trying the 1 litre which covered almost 9 m2 as a first coat, I knew how much I needed to purchase to cover the total 200 m2.

The first coat I brushed on as per the instructions, which went on very easily but was just a time consuming job. The second coat I sprayed on a few boards at a time with a Wagner air spray, and then went over the area sprayed with a lambs wool applicator with a long handle ( also from Bunnings for $16). This second coat went on very easily and was all done in one long day!

Since I finished we have had some heavy downpours and it is terrific to see that the water just beads up and runs off easily on the new surface covering.

It was a lot of work, but the end result has not only really weather proofed the house, but has brought out the original rich western red cedar colour to the wood- prior to that it was dull, light and had a greenish tinge!