curious if anyone has some stories about the longevitiy of different techniques they have used for staining cedar shingles. i’m currently looking to produce the longest lasting stain job on new grade A white cedar shingles to be installed as siding.
i currently have purchased some high quality 100% latex stain with a latex primer sealer. i plan to dip them and brush the excess off so I get all sides quickly. then, install them and add a second coat of stain to the exterior once installed. the installation is in central vermont and has a harsh winter climate.
also curious about how your installation techniques have affected the stain job.
thanks!
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I would use maibec pre-stained shingles. I may have spelled maibec wrong, but google it and you'll find them. They come pre-stained with a cabot stain. Install them and it's a done deal. I've used them a few times now. I live in MA, and the bleaching oil stain seems to be what I mostly install.
Also, If you're using whit cedar, you should be using a stain. Red ceadrs are more prone to absorbing paint. This is just my opinion, from past experiences.
So, return the stain and use a prestained shingle. I pay roughly $280/sq. for the maibecs. A little pricey, but avoids all the hassle.
Good luck!
That is the only way to fly, IMO.One thing is sure, nobody who has ever hand dipped them wants to do it again
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im putting red cedar shingles on now and we spray them with shingle oil, They look like cedar and they do not grey out, Dont know about white cedar though
You can hand dip them, but you need to set up drying lines or racks and some method to attach the shingles to the racks/lines. Then you have to walk around the drips that occur, make or devise some containers for the finished ones etc, etc, etc.
I"ve not dipped shingles, but I have made and dipped 800+ pickets for a long white picket fence. You just don't realize how much room you need for all the piles of individual pieces.
I strongly agree with the others. Much better to buy pre-dipped.
On my job now i lay them on plywood use a cheap wagner sprayer, works great
I like this idea. I did a couple tests and according to the manufacturer, they should be primed first then top coat. the test shingles I did looked poor with the primer - (actually looked better without primer) but after seeing the uneven results, I thought about using my cheapo wagner to get more even coverage. I'll give that a try. Not sure if I can get pre-primed form my local supplier. thanks