Staining Old Redwood Siding

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Staining old redwood siding.

Cedar and redwood have water soluble tannins in their heartwood that when moist will leach out and bleed through the topcoats leaving dark ugly stains. Redwood and red cedar siding and shakes are a great way to sheath the exterior of your home. Constant exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun can deteriorate redwood siding drying out the wood and making it vulnerable to environmental damage. From cedar siding to redwood deck wood offers a rich warm welcome to any home.

Redwood is a beautiful increasingly rare type of soft wood used in siding. Flood twf semi in dusty trail. 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. Techniques for painting redwood siding.

Redwood siding is a particularly challenging material for painters. The soft wood like some other woods is filled with tannins. Stained wood siding offers your home a natural or rustic look. Sherwin williams exterior stain can be used for siding and trim decks and porches and all other outdoor living spaces.

Mildew can often grow on the wood surfaces leaving dark discolorations. Oil based pacific redwood penetrating exterior stain and sealer model 40504 148 75 148 75. Where to use stain. One way to care for redwood siding is to paint it.

Shop semi transparent stains semi solid allows subtle wood grain and texture to show. Although stain is a preferred coating you can also use paint. Clear toner is great for new high end redwood or cedar decking but on weatherbeaten or inexpensive decking like this pressure treated pine semitransparent stain is the ticket to an upscale look. Redwood requires re painting or re staining every 3 to 5 years.

One of the most important parts is applying your primer and stain correctly. The following outline is intended to prepare you before buying any such products knowing exactly which type fits your final outcome. This means that most redwood siding is old and often in need of care. Learn how to apply exterior wood stain with tips from our stain experts.

Alkyds and stain blocking acrylics bind the tannins and hold them in the primer. It is rarely used today because of its high price tag. Restain old wood siding to give a house a fresh new appearance. When priming cedar or redwood use an alkyd primer or a stain blocking acrylic latex primer.

Best for decks 5 10 years old.