Clear Coat For Cedar Shingles

These paints form a tough but flexible film that allows moisture within the wood to escape while protecting the cedar from atmospheric moisture that might lead to extractive bleed.

Clear coat for cedar shingles.

Properly primed a 100 percent acrylic latex paint will provide decades of protection for cedar siding shingles. Step 1 clean the shingles. However many homeowners prefer to paint or stain cedar shingles so that they match the exterior color scheme of the home. A clear topcoat can also be applied to help maintain the cedar natural cedar color.

Texture and absorption of cedar siding treatments. If you like the natural cedar siding look you can apply a clear coat solution to them. Mix the oxygen bleach in a ratio of 2 cups of powdered granules to 1 gallon of water or based on the product and. Pour the mixture into a cleaned out lawn and garden sprayer.

Cleaning cedar shingles brush the surface to remove dirt and debris with a long handled scrub brush or broom. You should begin the finishing process immediately after the shingles are installed. One other thing on the pre coating it eliminates the shadow lines or exposed lighter colored or graying untreated wood stripes that show up as the wood expands and contracts with moisture changes exposing material that was originally covered by the overlapping shingles shake board when sprayed after installation.