Hi, I am in the process of finishing a wood fence. The posts are pressure treated and the slats are cedar (1x6) . I was planning on applying a water sealant (Thompsons) when I finished. Well, it is starting to rain. I live in Seattle where once the summer ends, it rains a lot. The can of Thompsons water sealant says to apply on dry wood. The forcast is for rain for the next few weeks. Should I just apply the sealant even if the wood isn't entirely dry or would it be better just to wait (could be weeks/months) until we get a good dry spell. When that happens apply the sealant and hope it doesn't rain for a couple of days. (i.e. which is better applying a sealant to not completely dry wood or have the wood exposed for a couple of months before applying anything.) Or does it really not matter too much..... Thanks

I'm planning to build porch screens (About 3'-0" x 6'-6"0) and using basic screen stock (1 1/16" x 1 3/4" wide) The basic stock has a removable piece of "half round" trim that is reattached to the rabbeted edge of the stock after the screening is attached. Normally staples are used to attach the screening to the rabbeted edge. I'm planning on cutting a dado within the rabbeted edge and using vinyl spline material to hold the screening rather than using staples. Using a spline should speed up fabrication and also permit my customer to more easily replace any torn screen material. The "half round" material would be reapplied after the screening has been attached to the frame. Which size of vinyl spline material and dado width would be appropriate? Would my proposed plan work for aluminum as well as fibreglass screening? Thanks.