Bleaching Cedar Siding

Some cedar siding shingles are treated with bleaching oil which is a treatment made with linseed oil and bleach crystals.

Bleaching cedar siding. Although intended primarily for restoring horizontal wood surfaces such as decks these products generally work almost as well on vertical surfaces. Read more about bleaching oil in all about exterior stain. The process for reversing this color change involves the application of a bleaching agent. Sodium perborate this is in powder form and when combined with water is most commonly used in household and cleaning products.

Your options include thicknesses from 2 to 4 and widths from 6 to 10. Sansin precision coat finishes are also highly recommended for western red cedar siding. The sdf is a one coat formula that provides strong long lasting protection for cedar siding. This dissolves the best in water.

First the oil tones the wood with a light gray pigment to fix and stabilize the color. Along with protecting your cedar shingles against decay and other coastal contamination this treatment will also give them the weathered silvery gray look that many homeowners prefer. If you want the gray weathered appearance of naturally aged wood but also want protection you will need to take special unnatural efforts to make it look natural. In it s purest form it contains 13 14 oxygen.

The penetrating oil wood finishes are excellent water repellents that penetrate easily and are formulated with mildewcide additives. Horizontal hand hewn cedar log siding can be installed on an existing home or a new build. This form is most effectively used in cleaning your cedar siding. Of the two i think clorox is the better safer way to go assuming it leaves the cedar with a satisfactory color.

It s also safe for plants that may inadvertently get dripped upon during the cleaning process. We used it with good results on the manchester tv project. Your options include thicknesses from 2 to 4 and widths from 6 to 10. Wearing your rubber gloves.

One such agent sodium hypochlorite which is the active ingredient in clorox about 5 works well as does commercially available wood bleach. And to slightly tint your siding with color pigmentation uv5 penetrating wood finish is a sound choice. Applying bleaching oil is a two step process. This will protect plants from any possible damage to the greenery from bleach runoff.

Oxygen bleach removes algae mold and mildew from cedar restoring much of the wood s natural beauty.