Remove Paint From Cedar Shake Siding

The existing paint on most of the south and east sides is very cracked and quite a bit of peeling.

Remove paint from cedar shake siding.

If the stripping compound has enough time to finish its work it will prove easy to pull the paint away from the cedar siding. 6 start painting your cedar siding. When the wood goes through a series of wet dry periods the paint and finish are stressed and the paint can crack. Cedar is a soft wood and the force of a power washer while it will take the paint off easily enough will also very likely damage the wood and drive moisture deep into it causing your future paint job to peel off later.

The siding is a 12 vertical cedar shingle. You can use a regular paintbrush to get the cedar shake siding painted. Cracked or peeling paint can occur on cedar siding for a number of reasons according to william feist of the western red cedar lumber association. Once the surface is clean and primed you can start applying the paint.

You will probably need at least two coats of high quality paint to do the job. Removing paint from rough cedar shakes jml posted in construction techniques on april 27 2009 08 03am i am going to repaint a house that has an interesting challenge in that the siding is rough barn shakes lots of uneven texture and nooks crannies. It won t come off.