Fill the pressure washer tank with water and set the psi between 220 and 230.
Refinish wood siding house.
Scrap off large and loose paint chips with a hand scraper.
Spray left to right holding the pressure washer s wand 8 to 10 inches away from the siding.
Pressure wash the siding.
Be sure to remove any caulk where the siding overlaps as old houses need to breathe.
Use the wood cleaner according to instructions on the product s packaging.
Cleaning the siding and removing the old paint.
Exterior wood siding is often made from cedar or fir and painted to protect the wood.
Repainting is the standard way to restore wood siding but before you can paint all loose paint must be removed.
Apply this to the entire surface of cedar siding making sure that the wood is completely saturated with it.
Apply an epoxy consolidant to soft wood and coat the rest with a wood preservative.
Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails.
Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler.
Use the hammer and nail punch to set all of the nails below the surface of the wood.