I decided to make adirondack chairs from that Popular Mechanics plan. They finished their chairs in Sikkens Proluxe Cetol 1 (077 Cedar). This stuff is fairly expensive per gallon and I don't think they make quart sizes.
While shopping around I found different varieties of this stuff so now I have questions for the SMC gurus.
1) Is this product worth the price or is there something similar out there that will perform just as well.
2) What is the difference between Cetol 1, Cetol 1 RE, Cetol 23 Plus, SRD, and DEK?
3) Why would someone stain a cedar chair....well cedar color? It's already cedar color.
4) Had anyone heard of or used SunFrog deck sealer? It "seems" like a decent product but any website I go to also seems shady in nature.
I do know the brand Sikkens has been rebranded to Proluxe. Thanks in advance for any input.