Sandblast Cedar Siding

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Sandblast cedar siding.

I had more business than i could handle. Cedar even butt. 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. I have used it for cleaning wood in burned out houses for a local disaster restoration company wayne h.

Take a look at the blast job in my pictures a proper blast job should look like that. Wood shingles and clapboard with heavy layers of paint are more than likely decades old. Sandblasting is an intense procedure where sand granules are presurized with air and shot at high speeds against a surface. It is indeed worth trying to save this material and renew the finish but you must take.

It s unfortunate that flat grain siding doesn t respond well to sandblasting because flat grain is especially poor. When it comes to old wood siding expect heavy damage and scarring from sandblasting. 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.

Cheap cedar siding and most types of pine siding will show a lot of flat grain. Staining cedar siding differs from application of paint and other finishes. Stains dry rapidly and fresh stain applied over dried stain will show lap marks. Dustless blasting business owner it is an amazing machine.

Cedar siding is actually less maintenance than you think and there s many reasons why you should use cedar for your next siding project. Is this a good idea. 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. Fill the sandblasting pressure pot or tank with sandblasting media.

Box model ehd0810336 116 98 box 116 98 box free delivery. If possible stain all sides of the siding before installation. Corn blasting is very labor intensive. Sandblasting damages wood shingles and clapboard.

I was thinking of hiring someone to sandblast the buildings. A little over 1 hour. Western red cedar siding is a beautiful affordable and environmentally friendly siding choice.