Cedar siding after mold removal cleaning and brightening.
How to remove black stains from cedar siding.
Thankfully cleaning usually removes mildew and mold stains.
4 scrape sand the siding.
Brighten the surface of the cedar siding with deck and fence brightener or apply a new coat of stain to restore a vivid color and luster to the siding.
In the past he had used oil based wood stain products but found the mold and mildew returning within a few years each time.
First spot check the stain.
Surface dirt should be removed from cedar shake siding before attempting to remove black spots from the mold.
This simple test checks to see if the stain is from mildew and mold or from tannins.
This will help to prevent any.
If the stain lightens mold is the likely culprit.
Tips for restoring blackened cedar shake siding.
5 prime the weathered.
Pressure washing your cedar siding is perfectly ok as long as the sprayer washer is set at low pressure.
Now the cleaned and brightened cedar wood siding is ready to stain.
Staining the restored cedar siding.
Simply rub a small drop of bleach onto the stain and wait a few minutes.
Use a synthetic cedar siding stain to.
3 scrub with nylon brush.