We had our clear cedar siding pre-stained at the lumber yard. The only brand they use is Cabots. We received samples of several colors. They gave us two for each color -- one on heart wood and one on lighter wood. The differences were like night an day. We picked a darker color of their semi-transparent stain -- "Bark". It arrived looking like the light sample. The folks did a good job. We'd like to darken the stain. We like the semi-transparent because we like to see the variation of the wood show through.

Shortly after the siding is up, can we put on another coat of the same color stain to deepen the color?

Alternatively, can we put on a darker color -- say semi-transparent "black"?

Would we need to strip the siding before applying any additional coats?

(I guess I should be really happy that at least the stain color did not come out too dark from its first coat of stain!)

Thanks for your advice!