How To Seal Pine Siding
Sorry gary just found your question.
How to seal pine siding. Contact with moisture causes the fastener to oxidize leaving streaks. I would like to clean it before sealing it but not remove the red color. Wear eye protection and acid proof gloves. Tinting a standard white primer a shade or two lighter than the finish coat improves coverage.
What do you suggest i use. Wait until the knots are sealed before priming and. Apply the stain to the front of the board before sealing the back and edges and then let it dry. Dip a paintbrush in the sealant and apply it to your object s surface in long strokes.
I recently had a coffee table made from painted barn wood siding by amish friends. Before applying your finish thin a small amount of polyurethane with mineral spirits in a 2 1 dilution ratio. Four ounces to one cup of water. There is no hard finish and water and stain resistance is low.
However the result is a soft sheen with most of the original color remaining. The sealant helps the finish stick better to the pine and last longer. Avoid splashing the mixture onto adjacent surfaces. Butt the siding next to each other so you can cover more than one piece of siding at a time with the sealer.
Caulk any joint that allows this to happen. Using a standard sized roller instead of a short roller speeds the process of applying the sealer. Apply stain after after sanding the wood and before applying shellac. Yes it really works and is easy to apply.
Instead start the edge by stapling the sheet to the interior face of a stud then tuck it to the sheathing and side staple it to the side of the stud move across the bay to the other sheating stud corner and staple it there then wrap the stud side stapling it to the to other side of the stud etc. Using an acrylic latex polyurethane you can seal your tongue and groove pine paneling with a foam paint roller brush or paint pad. On jan 21 2019. Like all other finishes it slightly enhances the natural pigment in pine.
Lay the siding out on sawhorses or on a horizontal surface to make applying the sealer easier. To remove the stain clean with a solution of oxalic acid dissolved in warm water. If you re going to air seal the siding with broadsheet goods like housewrap don t cut it into strips caulk them. Then caulk all joints with a high grade 50 year paintable silicone or polyurethane product to prevent water from getting behind the siding.