Cedar is a soft wood and the force of a power washer while it will take the paint off easily enough will also very likely damage the wood and drive moisture deep into it causing your future paint job to peel off later.
Power tool to strip cedar siding.
There is a pretty steep learning curve with this tool.
I can strip a sash or piece of siding free of all its paint in seconds with very little effort.
Stripping old paint off lap board siding takes considerable effort.
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But with great power comes great responsibility.
But if your home is sided in traditional cedar shingles you re stuck doing it the old fashioned way.
It doesn t blink at multiple layers of paint and will power through anything i put in its path.
Peeling paint was removed by cross scraping with carbide hand scrapers then stripped to bare wood with port.
Over time the multiple layers of paint make.
Tony i did my whole cedar house rough cedar siding.
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I had applied a product when i built it with a waxy base and nothing else would go over top.
But it s an unavoidable evil if the paint is cracking or peeling and you.
This is an up to date video on how to strip cedar siding.
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It was a hell of a job.
The best way to remove paint from lap board siding.
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Exterior clapboards are often painted and repainted numerous times throughout the lifespan of a building.
Although the tools can be fitted with a vacuum hose the last thing clark wanted in a cheek to jowl neighborhood like winchester was to release any lead contaminated dust.
The finish had gone black from mold and fungus.
Here s what i did.
It shows you the proper techniques to strip cedar siding to prepare for stain.
A power tool to remove paint from clapboards.
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Shingle siding house with massive paint failure.
When the wood goes through a series of wet dry periods the paint and finish are stressed and the paint can crack.
Cracked or peeling paint can occur on cedar siding for a number of reasons according to william feist of the western red cedar lumber association.