I've just purchased a house with cedar siding. The siding is about 10-15
years old and is well "weather-grayed" except for areas under the eaves
which are mostly protected from the elements. Personally, I like the look
of them, but my wife would like the siding to have it's youthful brown
color.

Is there any way to restore/refresh the siding? Can it be stained or sealed
to give it color that way? Or will staining/sealing counteract the natural
insect and water resistance of the cedar?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

50/50 chlorine bleach/water in a garden sprayer, applied on a day with no
wind

wear a mask, bleach will age you faster than anything, if you inhale it


"kodiakman" wrote in message
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I've just purchased a house with cedar siding. The siding is about 10-15
years old and is well "weather-grayed" except for areas under the eaves
which are mostly protected from the elements. Personally, I like the look
of them, but my wife would like the siding to have it's youthful brown
color.

Is there any way to restore/refresh the siding? Can it be stained or
sealed
to give it color that way? Or will staining/sealing counteract the natural
insect and water resistance of the cedar?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

"cowboy" wrote in message
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50/50 chlorine bleach/water in a garden sprayer, applied on a day with no
wind

wear a mask, bleach will age you faster than anything, if you inhale it

I am planning on doing this in July also. How long should I let the
solution sit on the siding before rinsing it off?

The other thing I was going to try on a spot was Flood CWF-UV Clear in the
hopes that it might keep the new wood look for a couple of seasons.
Comments?

--
JJC

"kodiakman" wrote in message
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I've just purchased a house with cedar siding. The siding is about 10-15
years old and is well "weather-grayed" except for areas under the eaves
which are mostly protected from the elements. Personally, I like the look
of them, but my wife would like the siding to have it's youthful brown
color.

Is there any way to restore/refresh the siding? Can it be stained or
sealed
to give it color that way? Or will staining/sealing counteract the
natural
insect and water resistance of the cedar?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

kodiakman wrote:

I've just purchased a house with cedar siding. The siding is about 10-15
years old and is well "weather-grayed" except for areas under the eaves
which are mostly protected from the elements. Personally, I like the look
of them, but my wife would like the siding to have it's youthful brown
color.

Is there any way to restore/refresh the siding? Can it be stained or sealed
to give it color that way? Or will staining/sealing counteract the natural
insect and water resistance of the cedar?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

I'd recommend the oxalic acid deck cleaner approach over the bleach if
you're really after getting the near-original color back...much more
effective.

Duane Bozarth wrote:

kodiakman wrote:

I've just purchased a house with cedar siding. The siding is about 10-15
years old and is well "weather-grayed" except for areas under the eaves
which are mostly protected from the elements. Personally, I like the look
of them, but my wife would like the siding to have it's youthful brown
color.

Is there any way to restore/refresh the siding? Can it be stained or sealed
to give it color that way? Or will staining/sealing counteract the natural
insect and water resistance of the cedar?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

I'd recommend the oxalic acid deck cleaner approach over the bleach if
you're really after getting the near-original color back...much more
effective.

BTW, don't get carried away w/ the idea and go rent a power
washer...cedar is soft and easy to blast a hole clean on through...

I owned a house with 6 year old cedar shingles. I got tired of the
different shades of sun bleaching that was occuring and wanted to even
things out. A neighbor of mine used a stain on his that was close to
new cedar color (maybe a big more honey gold) and it looked great. I
was going to do the same but sold the house before I got around to it.

Check out the Sikkens stain application guide. They have suggestions for
prep and their Cetol 123 plus product is an excelent choice for cedar
siding. You will get the color back, it will be consistent and it will stay
that way if you follow their instructions. I'm not affiliated with them just
a satisfied customer. I used the 'Natural' color.
http://www.nam.sikkens.com/product.c...egory=exterior

Good luck - Take some pictures and post when done.




"kodiakman" wrote in message
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I've just purchased a house with cedar siding. The siding is about 10-15
years old and is well "weather-grayed" except for areas under the eaves
which are mostly protected from the elements. Personally, I like the look
of them, but my wife would like the siding to have it's youthful brown
color.

Is there any way to restore/refresh the siding? Can it be stained or
sealed
to give it color that way? Or will staining/sealing counteract the natural
insect and water resistance of the cedar?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

"JJC" wrote in message
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"cowboy" wrote in message
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50/50 chlorine bleach/water in a garden sprayer, applied on a day with no
wind

wear a mask, bleach will age you faster than anything, if you inhale it

I am planning on doing this in July also. How long should I let the
solution sit on the siding before rinsing it off?

Bleach changes to common salt rapidly. You don't needd to rinse it off.

"No" wrote in :

Check out the Sikkens stain application guide. They have suggestions
for prep and their Cetol 123 plus product is an excelent choice for
cedar siding. You will get the color back, it will be consistent and it
will stay that way if you follow their instructions. I'm not affiliated
with them just a satisfied customer. I used the 'Natural' color.
http://www.nam.sikkens.com/product.c...t_category=ext
erior


Thanks, I'll check it out. A relative of mine who has "know-it-all"
tendencies suggested using a TSP (Trisodium Phosphate) solution. Anyone
ever heard of doing this?

My neighbor said he tried every cleaning product and found Sherwin
Willans cedar cleaning product to work best. Bleach will clean and
remove mold but an acid is needed to restore cedar. An Oil base product
would probably restore it best

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Your friend is probably correct. A TSP, bleach and water mixture will
do the trick. I recently cleaned my cedar where it had gotten a little
moldy by the AC unit. I can't remember what the ratio was....I think
it was 1 gallon of water, 1 cup of TSP and 1 cup of bleach. Leave it
on and keep it wet for for 10 minutes or so. If the area is small
enough or you have enough child-labor, then scrub with stiff bristle
brush. If you scrub, the shingles will look brand new when you're
done.... btw, wear gloves and glasses - it's a nasty mixture - dont
want to get any on ya, especially on the eyes.

After it's all clean, most reports say Cabot is the best stain,
although Sikkens gets good reports too. Myself, I've been using CWF
cedar tint, and I'm too chicken to change....
Good luck.