How To Make Wood Siding Look Old

This will make your wood look more aged than if you left it on for a long time and it turns completely white.

How to make wood siding look old.

Let me show you a super simple way to add an awesome aged texture to wood to give it that old distressed weathered look of barn wood pallet wood etc. Paint on the conditioner with a brush. Use a paper towel to rub candle wax paste wax or petroleum jelly into those wear and tear areas to give the wood a distressed look. The effect you re after is that some of the wood grain base paint coat visible through the paint layers.

We used wolman s zinsser woodlife classic. Apply three coats of conditioner allowing 30 minutes drying time between coats. Cedar restoration can bring back the beauty of your siding while adding the protection it needs after a long harsh winter. If you want a faint effect all you have to do is apply the whitewash then wipe it off immediately.

You should apply the stain in multiple coats or let it sit on the wood for a deep white look. You will start to see the wood grains under the paint which gives your wood piece a distressed aged look. Iron vinegar on fresh cedar lumber. Sand the wood again with a coarser sandpaper grit like p 80 or steel wool.

Here s how to age wood and make it look old and gray. Use paintable wood preservative. Paint over the entire wood surface including the areas that you waxed using the latex paint color of your choice. Fill the jar with the steel wool and vinegar the measurements don t have to be precise.

The cold wet weather of winter can cause shingles to swell and soften allowing the hot summer sun to dry and shrink the wood. You can use a wood stain for a more antique look. Place the edge of a painter s tool on top of a grain mark at the end of the board then tap it with a hammer. Soak some steel wool in white vinegar for a few hours or a few days the longer it steeps the darker the aged effect will be.

Rock the tool sideways slightly to create a space between the grain. After the paint is dry use a paper towel to wipe in a side to side motion over the areas that you waxed. Another great way to make new wood look old is to add cracks or splits. This can cause cracking and damage to your siding as well as destroy the beauty of the wood.

Old rustic boards are gray and have enhanced grain and plenty of dings and character. Replicating that look can be tricky unless you have the right tools glazes and a few tricks up your sleeve. If your siding has been sanded so water is easily absorbed it is worth applying a coat of paintable wood preservative. I wrote another post about aging and antiquing that shares some other techniques but today i ll focus solely on making new lumber look old.