We completed shingling a new cottage w/ untreated white cedar extra clears in July. We want to apply Cabot’s bleaching oil as soon as we have time. Does brushing make sense, or should we rent an airless rig for the 2500 sq ft job? Would masking windows and doors take more labor than the extra time required for brushing? Finally, if we can’t get to it before the snow flies, can we wait til spring and still get the gray look we want?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
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now is better than seven or eight months in the elements
cabot oil is a good product and good for you for knowing brushing is the way to go - it is a real stain that needs to be passed over the grain of the wood
an ideal way is to have two or more both w/ brushes and an airless to apply backbrushing all the way - put the material on w/ airless and brush through each shingle top to bottom
the one not holding the airless carries a big piece of cardboard to keep
stain off windows etc - come close to obstacles then brush to them
just thinking aloud here - in the NW I would start w/ coating the southside and if the weather was still w/ me after finishing the rest I'd hit the southside w/ a second coat
imagine mid Maine your southside might weather twice as fast too
Edited 10/10/2005 3:52 pm ET by johnharkins
John:Thanks for the idea of using airless AND brush to speed things up. A cardboard mask sounds good, too. It's very wet in the NE right now so I'll wait for a dry stretch before attempting to apply the bleaching oil. Sam