As redwood ages, it expels impurities from within creating a hard, grayish surface. This layer runs deeper in areas that have been directly exposed than in those that have been covered with a stain or paint. This creates an uneven and reactive "canvas" for high quality oils like the ones we use. In order to neutralize this palette both chemically and aesthetically we apply an oxalic acid solution as the last phase in preparation. This evens up the color by toning down the darker colors and gives us a "whiter" canvas to work with.

Tints

Our products come in various natural tints like redwood, cedar, and sequoia.
Here are some tints that we have done in the past

Here are 3 color charts from stains we recommend:1 2 3

Here are some tips in determining your color needs:

• Do you want to show off the different colors in the wood or do you want a more uniform color feel. Here are two different methods of applying the same product. One has been brightened, which then allows the blondes to be tinted red for more uniform look:
• We will provide up to 3 samples of various tints as a standard part of our service.

This effect is a more uniform pallete.

This hightlights the color differences in the wood

This is again more uniform in look. We did the rails and verticals in white gloss here.

And or course, we can do any solid color.