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Weathered Cedar Shingles
The previous owner of my home in Southeastern Mass. did a
quickie-to-sell paint job on the cedar shingles of my home. The side that gets sun and wind all day has turned into a checkboard of peeling latex Benjamin Moore stain. The areas that were primed seem to be adhering to the shingles. The peeling stain shows no primer and lots of wood fibres. Not sure if the shingles were dirty or wet or too hot or all of the above when painted. The clapboard side is fine and the mostly shaded, non-windy side of the house has held up very well. What I would like is to turn back the clock and apply Cabot Semi solid in Cape Cod gray. But, alas it's not possible. We are powerwashing and scraping and sanding where possible. We expect to continue to have a peeling problem forever and have accepted the idea of touch ups in the future. Top concern for us is peeling. Fading away of color and product would be preferable to peeling. Cost of the paint is neglible so with that would you...... Prep by using Wood brightener products, powerwashing and sanding then a) Cabots Oil primer and Solid Acrylic stain or b) Sherwin Williams Acrylic Woodscapes directly to the shingles or c) Sikkens Rubbol directly on the shingles Please no ranting about powerwashing. We can't get sandblasters in our area which would be the optimal way of handling this problem. THANKs in advance for any advice or ranting. I am really obsessing over this and have been for awhile. -Terri |
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Weathered Cedar Shingles
You dont prime under stain, Cedar shingles should not be painted. Are
you sure its paint. Hot surfaces are the worst to paint on. that may be your failure or freezing. Olympic is getting the highest ratings , read Consumer reports. If you can remove all loose product stain it . Old unpreped oxidised wood can peel. Are shingles rotting at bottom lip. They only last so long. Its a PIA . I have cedar shingles also. |
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"TwinsMom"penned:
The previous owner of my home in Southeastern Mass. did a quickie-to-sell paint job on the cedar shingles of my home. ... .... What I would like is to turn back the clock and apply Cabot Semi solid in Cape Cod gray. But, alas it's not possible. We are powerwashing and scraping and sanding where possible. We expect to continue to have a peeling problem forever and have accepted the idea of touch ups in the future. Top concern for us is peeling. Fading away of color and product would be preferable to peeling. .... How 'bout just plain ole replacement? A point is reached where ya just can't get there from here. G |
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"Guido" wrote in message ...
"TwinsMom"penned: The previous owner of my home in Southeastern Mass. did a quickie-to-sell paint job on the cedar shingles of my home. ... ... What I would like is to turn back the clock and apply Cabot Semi solid in Cape Cod gray. But, alas it's not possible. We are powerwashing and scraping and sanding where possible. We expect to continue to have a peeling problem forever and have accepted the idea of touch ups in the future. Top concern for us is peeling. Fading away of color and product would be preferable to peeling. ... How 'bout just plain ole replacement? A point is reached where ya just can't get there from here. G __________________________________________ Noooo Say it ain't so. You are right re-siding would make the most sense in the long run. I just don't have enough money to do that right now. -Terri |
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Weathered Cedar Shingles
They turn almost black or a deep brown that isnt even and looks bad ,
worn. Me I stain, but I have rott and some replacements are necessary. New cedar sealed with transparent stain can look good for years, but its alot of work . Eventualy solid color stain is the best option. Paint peels and holds water stain doesnt, when shakes peel its a real PIA to scrape properly. |
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From my experience with shakes/shingles, I agree. Nothing uglier than
streaky black & cedar colored shingles. Also agree that solid stain is the best answer. One thing I have found - there is an underlayment now for cedar shakes/shingles that lets air circulate behind & under the shingle so they dry out much quicker and are far less prone to the black mold and green mildew so common in those applied directly to a plywood underlayment panel. "m Ransley" wrote in message ... They turn almost black or a deep brown that isnt even and looks bad , worn. Me I stain, but I have rott and some replacements are necessary. New cedar sealed with transparent stain can look good for years, but its alot of work . Eventualy solid color stain is the best option. Paint peels and holds water stain doesnt, when shakes peel its a real PIA to scrape properly. |
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