Remove Paint From Cedar Shake Siding

Once the surface is clean and primed you can start applying the paint.

Remove paint from cedar shake siding. So my first step was to pressure wash to try to remove this portion of bad existing paint. It won t come off. If the stripping compound has enough time to finish its work it will prove easy to pull the paint away from the cedar siding. Remove paint from cedar shingles but if your home is sided in traditional cedar shingles you re stuck doing it the old fashioned way.

When the wood goes through a series of wet dry periods the paint and finish are stressed and the paint can crack. If necessary use the wire brush to remove the paint and paste. You can use a regular paintbrush to get the cedar shake siding painted. You will probably need at least two coats of high quality paint to do the job.

The siding is a 12 vertical cedar shingle. 6 start painting your cedar siding. 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.