Not sure if this is the best forum for this query, but hope someone can advise.
After much deliberation, I decided to clad my garden studio in ply sheets and some cedar as an added feature. I will cut the ply sheets so they have a shadow gap between each one so will definitely need to treat the edges properly which will be exposed.
I want to stain the ply a dark grey/black so the grain shows through, but not patchy like my samples were, using Osmo UV external tints. Think it was the old birch ply I used though!
Ideally looking for it to be close to something like the pic below. So I need to know what type of ply to use i.e. good grade WBP Spruce, CDX or the hardwood variety? Should I sand them, use conditioner before staining???
Any help much appreciated.
After much deliberation, I decided to clad my garden studio in ply sheets and some cedar as an added feature. I will cut the ply sheets so they have a shadow gap between each one so will definitely need to treat the edges properly which will be exposed.
I want to stain the ply a dark grey/black so the grain shows through, but not patchy like my samples were, using Osmo UV external tints. Think it was the old birch ply I used though!
Ideally looking for it to be close to something like the pic below. So I need to know what type of ply to use i.e. good grade WBP Spruce, CDX or the hardwood variety? Should I sand them, use conditioner before staining???
Any help much appreciated.
