Sandblast Cedar Siding

A little over 1 hour.

Sandblast cedar siding. Staining cedar siding differs from application of paint and other finishes. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Stains dry rapidly and fresh stain applied over dried stain will show lap marks. Take a look at the blast job in my pictures a proper blast job should look like that.

Box model ehd0810336 116 98 box 116 98 box free delivery. Fill the sandblasting pressure pot or tank with sandblasting media. It s unfortunate that flat grain siding doesn t respond well to sandblasting because flat grain is especially poor. Dustless blasting business owner it is an amazing machine.

Shakertown craftsman 8 1 4 in. I have used it for cleaning wood in burned out houses for a local disaster restoration company wayne h. Western red cedar siding is a beautiful affordable and environmentally friendly siding choice. Most wavy edge cedar siding produced in the past was high quality lap siding often made from clear or almost knot free cedar with a rough surface.

When it comes to old wood siding expect heavy damage and scarring from sandblasting. Cheap cedar siding and most types of pine siding will show a lot of flat grain. Cedar even butt. Buzzards bay gray eastern white cedar shingle siding 25 sq.

First remove any mill glaze a hard shiny surface on one side of the siding by sanding. Is this a good idea. Sandblasting is an intense procedure where sand granules are presurized with air and shot at high speeds against a surface. I was thinking of hiring someone to sandblast the buildings.

I had more business than i could handle. Corn blasting is very labor intensive. 100 uniform color around the home and you cannot tell the home was corn blasted unless your standing face to face with the log s. Appropriate media for sandblasting wood include soda one of the softest mediums and also the safest walnut shells or corn cob which are more abrasive or pumice the most aggressive media typically used on wood.

Cedar siding is actually less maintenance than you think and there s many reasons why you should use cedar for your next siding project. If possible stain all sides of the siding before installation. Business owner my db500 mobile unit took the stain right off this cedar log home.