Bleaching Cedar Siding

You can experiment with different proportions but this works well for me.

Bleaching cedar siding.

Brighten the surface of the cedar siding with deck and fence brightener or apply a new coat of stain to restore a vivid color and luster to the siding. I mix my solution one part bleach to five parts water. 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. And to slightly tint your siding with color pigmentation uv5 penetrating wood finish is a sound choice.

Read more about bleaching oil in all about exterior stain. Once you have your bleach water solution pump up the sprayer. We used it with good results on the manchester tv project. This will protect plants from any possible damage to the greenery from bleach runoff.

Water any grass plants flowers or other foliage surrounding your cedar siding. Use a synthetic cedar siding stain to prevent. I put 1 1 4 gallon of water into the sprayer and add 1 4 gallon of bleach into the water. Although intended primarily for restoring horizontal wood surfaces such as decks these products generally work almost as well on vertical surfaces.

Some cedar siding shingles are treated with bleaching oil which is a treatment made with linseed oil and bleach crystals. The penetrating oil wood finishes are excellent water repellents that penetrate easily and are formulated with mildewcide additives. Uncoated weathered western red cedar siding or trim can often be restored to its original color by applying commercial products called cleaners brighteners or restorers.