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Painting cedar can be an iffy proposition, because it sometimes repels paint. If it's already painted, do you know what paint was used? If so, I'd use it again. Preparation as usual...wash thoroughly, perhaps with a power washer, remove any loose or peeling paint, sand the edges where paint is removed to feather them, apply primer to any bare wood (this is the tricky part; using the correct primer for cedar) and then paint.
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| Posts: 2509 | Location: Tobyhanna, PA | Registered: 24 October 2005 |  |
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You state, "apply primer to any bare wood (this is the tricky part; using the correct primer for cedar) and then paint." Can you clarify the what to look for specifically in a primer or barrier for the cedar? Or, what to be stay clear of? Thanks! quote: Originally posted by Richard Hetzel:
Painting cedar can be an iffy proposition, because it sometimes repels paint. If it's already painted, do you know what paint was used? If so, I'd use it again.
Preparation as usual...wash thoroughly, perhaps with a power washer, remove any loose or peeling paint, sand the edges where paint is removed to feather them, apply primer to any bare wood (this is the tricky part; using the correct primer for cedar) and then paint.
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Cedar is known to bleed, so if a primer does not completely seal the surface it will allow the cedar to bleed through and will show in the finish paint. Oil based primers and finsh coat that are designed for exterior wood surfaces. I would go to a professional paint store they can reccomend the correct primer and top coat that is best for your situtation. You will pay more, but it will be money well spent.
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We used an oil based Kilz type primer to help block the bleeding from cedar. That was covered with a latex top coat as latex has more flexibility than oilbased paint for expansion of siding in our wide temperature extremes. All of this was in a repainting project 2 years ago. It of course still looks brand new but it should at only 2 years.
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