Exterior Cedar Siding Paint Colors

After installing your exterior cedar you have about a two week grace period until the wood starts to discolor.

Exterior cedar siding paint colors. Applying paint and solid color stains. Finishing product recommendations the flood pro series by ppg paints comes in a wide range of exterior stains that are ideal for western red cedar products. After that the color will rapidly change from red to gray. Solid color stains are usually supplied in a color palette that may be limited to less than a hundred shades of brown and gray.

Like paint a solid color stain forms a protective film over the wood. Choose the correct type of paint for the cedar. Brush the paint rather than spray or roll. Notice i keep using term paint stain in that a paint stain leaves a mil thickness on top acting like a paint but penetrates cedar also unlike a 100 acrylic exterior paint would not do.

Most cedar treatments are much like house paint in that they are composed of pigments and solids. In refinishing painted or solid color stained siding and trim removal of the old coating may be required. The cedar siding is painted in sw dorian gray. Choose the optimal window of time for.

Many different shades of stains colors of paints designed for cedar listed below. Tips for painting cedar siding. Paint color scheme featuring greige and mint. A wide spectrum of colors can you cedar be painted white to dark brown.

But there s an important difference as well because these stains will highlight the cedar s natural texture. Sw 6471 hazel sw 7675 sealskin sw 7019 gauntlet gray sw 6258 tricorn black sw 7006 extra white. Exterior western red cedar surfaces only need to be refinished when the old coating has worn thin and no longer affords the wood protection. Prime the cedar before you paint it.

Exterior grade acrylic latex paint is the most dependable finish in terms of protecting cedar. All paint colors by sherwin williams. If you do decide to color your wood there are several options. To add a rich long lasting opaque color there s ppg s 100 acrylic stain which protects against sun and water damage.

Your typical exterior paints being 100 acrylic is not meant for cedar siding where as a solid body paint stain is. Repose gray by sherwin williams. Best exterior gray paint colors sherwin williams makes. The plantation shutters are painted in s herwin williams tricorn black sw 6258.