Allow the stain to dry according to the manufacturer s instructions.
Grey stainded cedar siding.
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.
Full coverage providing the highest protection.
This is necessary if for example the old finish is.
Follow the grain of the wood and take care not to allow the stain to pool as this will leave visible brush marks.
Use using multiple thin layers of stain for an even coating.
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.
The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light.
Best 7 exterior stains for cedar siding in 2020.
The flood pro series by ppg paints comes in a wide range of exterior stains that are ideal for western red cedar products.
To add a rich long lasting opaque color there s ppg s 100 acrylic stain which protects against sun and water damage.
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.
Olympic stain maximum wood stain and sealer.
Thompsons waterseal transparent waterproofing stain.
Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.
Restore a deck wood stain for decks fences wood.
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.
Exterior western red cedar surfaces only need to be refinished when the old coating has worn thin and no longer affords the wood protection.
Ready seal 512 5 gallon pail natural cedar exterior wood stain and sealer.
Brush stain onto the siding.
Prep the cedar siding by.
Defy extreme 1 gallon semi transparent exterior wood stain.
Apply a second coat if a deeper stain color is desired.
Staining cedar with a solid color stain.
And to slightly tint your siding with color pigmentation uv5 penetrating wood finish is a sound choice.
Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color.
What you get is a very uniform opaque color.
Applying paint and solid color stains.