Painting Over Stained And Painted Cedar Siding

Original plan was to paint the pinkish old cedar siding to a new blue grey and paint the new cedar siding to match.

Painting over stained and painted cedar siding.

Prime the cedar before you paint it. The most important part to painting cedar siding is preparation. After the primer has dried apply one or two topcoats of paint or solid color stain. 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.

Allow the washed surface to dry before recoating and apply primer paint to areas of bare wood. A primer with a paint top coat will have a significantly longer service life than will a single coat of paint or even a solid stain. These may be applied to western red cedar by brush roller or pad. Not sure if that will be too many colours.

If you like the natural wood grain look and you have new cedar wood trim or siding this product is not for you. This type of paint stain covers up the natural beauty of the wood like a paint so be aware. As mentioned this paint stain or solid body stain can be applied to new or previously paint stained cedar wood and siding. The body of the house is stained and looks lovely and doesn t have to be done often.

Then dip a rang. The paint wears off quickly but the stain. We have cedar and stone on our house and a large cedar deck. The best solution is to have professionals do the job right however as a homeowner you may want to try fixing the damage yourself.

It is strongly recommended that you go with the two coat system for protecting your cedar siding. Then follow these general preparatory steps for painting over stain. If the siding was not sealed with a glossy lacquer or varnish as is the case with most siding the process is fairly. Peeling and flaking paint on a home s cedar siding not only makes the home look poorly kept but it exposes the exterior to further damage and unplanned costly repairs.

First clean the stained surface with soapy water to remove any dust dirt and cobwebs. Brush application is usually the best. Next to dull the stain lightly sand the surface with 150 grit or finer sandpaper moving in the direction of the grain. I would gladly wring the neck of the contractor who talked dh into it.

White stucco blue siding and stained 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. Two topcoats are always better over bare wood that has been primed.