Exterior grade acrylic latex paint is the most dependable finish in.
Painting stained cedar siding.
First remove any mill glaze a hard shiny surface on one side of the siding by sanding.
First important item to consider is moisture.
Cedar contains extractives that can discolor paint so it is necessary to prime the siding prior to painting it.
Tips for painting cedar siding choose the correct type of paint for the cedar.
Prime the cedar before you paint it.
The new cedar is so pretty now i m debating on staining the siding above the deck but still painting the pink siding to blue grey.
If possible stain all sides of the siding before installation.
These may be applied to western red cedar by brush roller or pad.
These stains perform similarly and are applied like paint.
7 tips painting or staining cedar wood siding first item before painting or staining cedar.
Test cedar if you can paint over stained cedar apply water on cedar wood surface if water soaks in good chance you can paint over stain.
Moisture is the main.
Original plan was to paint the pinkish old cedar siding to a new blue grey and paint the new cedar siding to match.
Not sure if that will be too many colours.
What you get is a very uniform opaque color.
Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color.
The most important part to painting cedar siding is preparation.
Staining cedar siding differs from application of paint and other finishes.
Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.
How to paint over non oil based stain on cedar siding preparation.
Stains dry rapidly and fresh stain applied over dried stain will show lap marks.
I d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware but i ve heard that you can t get good results painting over stain.
If the siding was not sealed with a glossy.
Solid body stain or semi transparent.
It is strongly recommended that you go with the two coat system for protecting your.
Staining cedar with a solid color stain.
Brush application is usually the best.
You have a real important decision to make and once made it is not impossible.
One coat of solid color stain is only marginally adequate on new wood.