Exterior Cedar Siding Paint Colors

Brush the paint rather than spray or roll.

Exterior cedar siding paint colors.

In refinishing painted or solid color stained siding and trim removal of the old coating may be required. Exterior grade acrylic latex paint is the most dependable finish in terms of protecting cedar. All paint colors by sherwin williams. Applying paint and solid color stains.

The house trim paint is sherwin williams sw 7004 snowbound. After installing your exterior cedar you have about a two week grace period until the wood starts to discolor. Choose the optimal window of time for. Your typical exterior paints being 100 acrylic is not meant for cedar siding where as a solid body paint stain is.

But there s an important difference as well because these stains will highlight the cedar s natural texture. 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. Sw 6471 hazel sw 7675 sealskin sw 7019 gauntlet gray sw 6258 tricorn black sw 7006 extra white. The plantation shutters are painted in s herwin williams tricorn black sw 6258.

To add a rich long lasting opaque color there s ppg s 100 acrylic stain which protects against sun and water damage. Prime the cedar before you paint it. Solid color stains are usually supplied in a color palette that may be limited to less than a hundred shades of brown and gray. The cedar siding is painted in sw dorian gray.

Normally 100 acrylic primers a 6 8 mils thick 100 acrylic paint 9 13 mils dried thickness and paint stains needing at least 2 4 mils dried thickness. The shingles are stained in an acrylic repose gray by sherwin williams. Tips for painting cedar siding. Most cedar treatments are much like house paint in that they are composed of pigments and solids.

Exterior western red cedar surfaces only need to be refinished when the old coating has worn thin and no longer affords the wood protection. Paint color scheme featuring greige and mint. A wide spectrum of colors can you cedar be painted white to dark brown. 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.

Like paint a solid color stain forms a protective film over the wood. After that the color will rapidly change from red to gray. Repose gray by sherwin williams. Choose the correct type of paint for the cedar.