7 tips painting or staining cedar wood siding walking into a paint store can be overwhelming trying to decide which paint or stain coating you wish to provide your exterior cedar wood and siding as there are many varieties.
Grey stained cedar siding.
Brush stain onto the siding.
Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.
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Thompsons waterseal transparent waterproofing stain.
What you get is a very uniform opaque color.
Defy extreme 1 gallon semi transparent exterior wood stain.
Cedar is known to age gracefully to a soft silver grey patina but it s wise to keep the rich tones of your cedar siding lasting longer.
And to slightly tint your siding with color pigmentation uv5 penetrating wood finish is a sound choice.
Allow the stain to dry according to the manufacturer s instructions.
Best 7 exterior stains for cedar siding in 2020.
Do not use a gel or water based stain as they will not penetrate the wood deeply enough and could result in rapid color fading and damage to the wood.
For cedar which is a dense softwood you want to make sure that you use an oil based stain that is designed to deeply penetrate the wood fibers.
The flood pro series by ppg paints comes in a wide range of exterior stains that are ideal for western red cedar products.
Prep the cedar siding by.
The gray cedar may appear brittle but it probably still has many years of life left due to the wood s low density and shrinkage factors and natural preservatives.
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Sherwin williams world of color doesn t stop with our paints our wide variety of stains can enhance and protect any porch deck trim or siding as well as concrete driveways and walkways.
Follow the grain of the wood and take care not to allow the stain to pool as this will leave visible brush marks.
Transparent stains contain no pigment but have water repellent features that will help to retain natural tones and slow down the natural colour change process.
Olympic stain maximum wood stain and sealer.
Apply a second coat if a deeper stain color is desired.
The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light.
Full coverage providing the highest protection.
Staining cedar with a solid color stain.
To add a rich long lasting opaque color there s ppg s 100 acrylic stain which protects against sun and water damage.
Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color.
Use using multiple thin layers of stain for an even coating.