And while cedar siding accepts holds and showcases all types of paints beautifully your best choice is a 100 acrylic latex formula.
Best exterior solid stain for cedar siding.
Oil stain is different you won t get either.
This will darken the stain the most and will have the most shine.
I too vote stain.
I d use a high quality or you may regret it.
Ready seal 512 5 gallon pail natural cedar exterior wood stain and sealer.
Going natural many homeowners prefer the look of weathered wood and there are coatings that allow that effect while allowing limited protection for the wood.
The best stains should last three to five years on a deck and even longer if applied to siding or fences which don t get as much abuse.
Exterior siding finishing cedar siding stain or paint on cedar siding the most important questions that homeowners think about when choosing the best paint color for their homes is whether to choose paint or solid color stain.
Ready seal natural wood stain and sealer.
Latex stain will flake but it doesn t peel like paint.
Just had our place re stained solid latex stain after 15 years.
The sun and water beat down on a deck snow can pile up.
Paints and solid stains painting cedar 101.
Compared to other finishes paint offers the greatest protection for western red cedar siding against the elements.
Best 7 exterior stains for cedar siding in 2020.
Matter of fact painting them is just wasting your money time labor.
Some exterior stain manufacturers provide both alkyd and water based primers that are specifically formulated as a protective base coat for solid color stains.
Solid body paint stains looks like paint but soaks into wood protecting it even further than priming with a high bonding primer first putting a solid acrylic paint on top.
Defy extreme 1 gallon semi transparent exterior wood stain.
Your typical exterior paints being 100 acrylic is not meant for cedar siding where as a solid body paint stain is.
It is a deep penetrating oil based stain that went.
However i had oil on mine at one time and i did get algae from where the sun doesn t hit on the siding north side.
Factory applied finishes of this type are available in most.
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The stain will appear darker and will have pretty much shine.