The finish you need to protect timber cladding
Pick A Product is an essential guide to finding the right products for your timbercare projects. Is your cladding looking grey and a bit worn out? This coating will protect the facades, cladding and timber structures on your house from harsh weather conditions and is really easy to apply...

Pick A Product: The finish you need to protect your timber cladding and weatherboards with minimal effort

There’s no question that the timber surfaces on our homes need protection against harsh weather conditions such as rain, snow and UV rays in order to keep them looking beautiful over time. Here’s the predicament, though: we want applying the timber stain to be quick and easy, but we don’t want to compromise on quality protection. The good news? You just need one product… 

What you need: Sikkens Cetol BLX-Pro or Sikkens Cetol HLSe; one of our Low-build Translucent Stains

Our premium stains enhance the beauty of timber cladding and other exterior timber structures and protect them from the elements. These two stain options are ideal for exterior use as they acts as a primer, timber preserver and top coat in one, helping you achieve with less effort a durable, high quality protective finish.

These products have great flow, which makes them easy to apply giving a smooth finish with no brush marks. They also come in a range of shades so you can find one that best matches your home – check out the product page to see our full range of colors.

Why are these products great

Sikkens stains offer premium protection with minimal effort. For instance, if you are under time pressure, choose Sikkens Cetol BLX-Pro; it dries quickly so you can finish the job in a day or two.

Smooth and even finish that won’t crack or peel

Despite the easy and convenient application, you don’t compromise on quality and long-lasting protection. This quick-drying formula provides excellent protection from damaging UV rays and other harsh weather conditions. It also provides a smooth and even finish that won’t crack or peel and is 100% rainproof in just 90 minutes.

This product is available in the following ready-mixed natural timber tones: Light Oak (006), Dark Oak (009), Walnut (010), Ebony (020), Mahogany (045), Teak (085), Natural (078).

This product is also tintable to various contempary grey tones, as well as modern and vivid red, blue and green tones.

The results

The results

Your exterior timber looks refreshed and its beauty has been restored. The timber looks brighter and is protected from future weather damage such as UV rays and rain. Now, you can relax knowing that you won’t need to treat the timber again for years to come. Time to put the kettle on…

Want more help with refreshing your cladding? Get color inspiration with our Find Your Color guide and discover how one reader transformed their own worn out cladding in our Let’s Get Started article. Remember! You can always head to your local store for a colour card or 100ml sample pots. To test a colour on your timber, we recommend you apply it in an obscure area in two or three coats and view at different times of the day.

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