Staining A Darker Cedar Siding Wood Lighter

If you want to lighten up the color of a dark deck consider a.

Staining a darker cedar siding wood lighter.

It is best to apply the stain to the cedar while working the shade. Once you ve lightened the wood you may add a lighter color of stain. Stain manufacturers will recommend their own conditioners. Basically conditioner will stabilize the wood to allow stain to penetrate more evenly.

Jeff jewitt author of great wood finishes replies. Work in the shade while staining. To reduce blotching you need to apply a wood conditioner or sanding sealer before applying stain. First the oil tones the wood with a light gray pigment to fix and stabilize the color.

The stain is a deep red stain and it is rather dark. If you are thinking about using a rolling brush. The brush bristles will distribute the stain evenly onto the wood as well as helping to reach the undulations on the surface of the cedar. Quickly brush or wipe on the conditioner let it penetrate and wipe it off just like stain.

To completely alter the color of the finish strip down the existing stain using a petroleum based solvent. A solid stain covers the wood showing texture but hiding wood grain and prior colors. Once you have removed the original finish from the wood you can add a lighter color stain. Applying bleaching oil is a two step process.

To completely alter the color of the wood s finish remove the existing paint using an oil based solvent. If your existing deck stain is. When staining on top of the existing stain choose the right type based on the current finish. If you want the gray weathered appearance of naturally aged wood but also want protection you will need to take special unnatural efforts to make it look natural.

Otherwise lightly sand the surface of the wood then apply a thick coat of stain with a cloth or foam. If you want to stain over an existing stain on wood choose a shade that is darker than the original stain. Brush or roll on and wipe off excess until it looks how you want. You could use a white wash by mixing 1 part paint with 3 parts water add more water for less color test on a small area.

A gray ish tint would give the cedar an aged patina and a sage green or turquoise wash a copper look. We have a home that has stained wood siding. If you want to stain the wood lighter or if the wood has a lacquered finish you will need to strip or sand away the original finish. This will be hard to cover with a lighter semi transparent color as the old dark color will come through.

We would like to change the color of the siding to a lighter more neutral color like gray or beige. The process that causes wood to change color when exposed to light is called photooxidation and in some species such as cedar and cherry it takes place quickly and it doesn t take a lot of light to make cedar change color. One of the most thorough methods when staining is to use a thick natural bristle brush.