Maintaining Your Log Home

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Sashco's Capture Log Stain and Cascade is a two-part, water-based staining system: An extremely effective, grain enhancing stain, Sashco's Capture Log Stain, followed by a protective, weather repellent topcoat, Cascade. This system is an excellent choice for chink-style homes because maintenance coats using the clear topcoat, Cascade, won't discolor chinking.

Spraying on Sashco's Capture Log Stain	Vigorously brushing into the logs

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After the Sashco's Capture Log Stain has dried, Cascade is being sprayed over the Capture Log Stain as a protective top-coat that also enhances the grain	Brushing Cascade evenly over the Sashco's Capture Log Stain stained logs	Although Cascade goes on milky it dries to a clear soft sheen. Finished Capture Log Stain / Cascade wall

High Sierra Log Stain is for those of you who haven't yet reached a comfort level with total water-based stain technology. The water/oil formulation has an open working time similar to total oil-based stains, allowing more time to work with the product before it begins to dry at the surface.

Spraying on High Sierra	Brushing on High Sierra

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Any stain can gather in knots or checks and then run down the log. Keep an eye out for these areas and simply brush out the excess product with a brush.

Transformation Stain is an alkyd oil-based stain. It is a two-coat, easy to apply stain for those of you who prefer oil-based technology. It is available in two formulas in order to comply with VOC regulations across the nation.

Spray enough Transformation until it is running.	Back brush Transformation, forcing it into all the small checks and crevices. Notice the angle of the brush bristles.
Repeat these two steps for the second coat.
	Finished, refurbished wall with two coats of Transformation Stain

Different stain technologies have slightly different application techniques but there are some commonalities:

• Always start with clean wood
• Moisture content should be no greater than 20%
• Wood temperature should be moderate, between 45-90° F
• Vigorous back brushing is recommended
• Work one wall at a time, starting at the top, and work horizontally to natural breaks in the wall, i.e., windows, doors, butt joints
• If you have different batch numbers on the pails of stain, blend them together. This is called "boxing."
• If it looks like you won't have enough stain, plan to finish an entire wall with the product you have on hand. This will eliminate any possible slight color variations that might occur between batches on a wall.
• Protect newly stained wood from rain until the coating is firmly set. Most stains can tolerate a light rain after 24 hours.
• Carefully read and follow the stain manufacturers' instructions.