So my first step was to pressure wash to try to remove this portion of bad existing paint.
Remove paint from cedar shake siding.
The siding is a 12 vertical cedar shingle.
The existing paint on most of the south and east sides is very cracked and quite a bit of peeling.
Remove paint from cedar shingles but if your home is sided in traditional cedar shingles you re stuck doing it the old fashioned way.
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.
If the stripping compound has enough time to finish its work it will prove easy to pull the paint away from the cedar siding.
You will probably need at least two coats of high quality paint to do the job.
It won t come off.
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.
When the wood goes through a series of wet dry periods the paint and finish are stressed and the paint can crack.
6 start painting your cedar siding.