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Old 11-24-2005, 03:50 PM   #1
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Lightening Ceder Siding


Hello Everyone,

I have a question regarding ceder siding. The siding looks silmilar to T-1, its not smooth but not super rough either. It was previously stained with a transparent stain and has weathered over the years to a dark brown almost black.

Do you know of any product that will lighten the siding to or close to its orginal color. I've seen the products for sale at sherwin and other stores. On the packaging it looks like exactly like what I need in the before and after pictures they show, but I'm looking for a product that someone has used and had good results with.

Any advice would be greatly appriciated.

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Re: Lightening Ceder Siding


I would hit it with some Timberstrip Pro then use the Timberbright brightener/nuetralizer to bring the bling back and get the wood ready for stain. Then, hit it with something like Penofin or Ready Seal....You can find them all HERE!
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i always simply add bleach to the powerwash job.
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Just bleaching cedar is not the proper way to care for it. The old coating needs to be stripped with a quality stripper and low pressure only, then the stripper needs nuetralized and the wood needs brightened. At this point it will look like brand new wood...Last, the wood needs protected by a deep penatrating stain that protects against UV, water, and rot. The last thing you want to do is use bleach and high pressure. I have passed the certification from both wolmans and penofin for exterior wood care....trust me on this one.
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Thank you all for the advice,

AA, how long would you expect it to take to complete the process you told me on a 10X10 area. The whole house needs it but I'm just using a 10X10 as an example. You seem to know your stuff so anymore advice of tips you have would be a huge help.
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Well...you want to do a test patch first. Is it a solid stain or an oil? Put some stripper on an area and let it dwell for 15 mins...keep it wet. Then hit it with between 500-1000psi to rinse it off. If it comes clean you're in business. Some tough stains may take two applications of stripper. Depending on how many gpm your pressure washer puts out is how fast you'll be able to go. You can't rush the dwell time of your stripper though...keep it wet and let it do it's thing.
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