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Posted by Jack on July 15, 2007, 8:41 pm
I forgot another question I have about the siding. Can you recommend
a specific caulk for caulking the cedar butt joints? I have several
and none of them adhere well to cedar.
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:37:08 GMT, jplasater@NOSPAMjuno.com (Jack)
wrote:
>We have cedar siding on our 2 year old house. After the siding was
>installed, we sprayed it with TWP stain. We used the Honeytone color
>which we were warned had the least amount of pigment and uv
>protection. After two years we are noticing some light greying on the
>bottom boards on the two sides that receive the most sun. We want to
>clean that off and have been told by TWP to use their cedar cleaner
>which they said is similar to a deck wash(I presume that it has some
>acid and clorine in it). TWP suggested we use a pump sprayer to apply
>the cleaner and to saturate the boards we want to clean and, after 10
>minutes, lightly pressure wash the boards to remove the cleaner. They
>say that the boards will be restored and, after waiting a couple of
>days, we can reapply the TWP. They also told us that, if the other
>boards that haven't greyed will absorb water(using a hose) we can go
>ahead and apply more TWP to those areas.
>
>I would appreciate any comments about this process from people who
>have dealt with this kind of siding and stain and the kind of
>situation I have experienced. I am especially interested in
>experience with the greying issue and how to remove it. If pressure
>washing is involved, I need to buy a pressure washer and would
>appreciate recommendations and suggestions about the pressure to use.
>
>
>Thanks for any help.
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