Exterior Cedar Siding Paint Colors

A wide spectrum of colors can you cedar be painted white to dark brown.

Exterior cedar siding paint colors.

Many different shades of stains colors of paints designed for cedar listed below. Most cedar treatments are much like house paint in that they are composed of pigments and solids. The house trim paint is sherwin williams sw 7004 snowbound. Applying paint and solid color stains.

Paint color scheme featuring greige and mint. 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. Brush the paint rather than spray or roll. Your typical exterior paints being 100 acrylic is not meant for cedar siding where as a solid body paint stain is.

After that the color will rapidly change from red to gray. To add a rich long lasting opaque color there s ppg s 100 acrylic stain which protects against sun and water damage. Like paint a solid color stain forms a protective film over the wood. 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.

Sw 6471 hazel sw 7675 sealskin sw 7019 gauntlet gray sw 6258 tricorn black sw 7006 extra white. Choose the correct type of paint for the cedar. The plantation shutters are painted in s herwin williams tricorn black sw 6258. Repose gray by sherwin williams.

Exterior western red cedar surfaces only need to be refinished when the old coating has worn thin and no longer affords the wood protection. 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 shingles are stained in an acrylic repose gray by sherwin williams. The cedar siding is painted in sw dorian gray.

If you do decide to color your wood there are several options. In refinishing painted or solid color stained siding and trim removal of the old coating may be required. After installing your exterior cedar you have about a two week grace period until the wood starts to discolor. Prime the cedar before you paint it.

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. Choose the optimal window of time for. Best exterior gray paint colors sherwin williams makes. Tips for painting cedar siding.