How to Paint Cedar Paneling
- 1). Wait six weeks for brand new cedar paneling to dehydrate.
- 2). Wash the cedar paneling using a pressure washer.
- 3). Protect surfaces beneath the cedar paneling with fabric dropcloths.
- 4). Cover with painter's tape the areas on and running adjacent to the paneling that you do not want painted.
- 5). Coat the clean cedar paneling with an acrylic latex primer using a roller. Wait two hours for the primed paneling to dry.
- 6). Wash your painting instruments with water.
- 7). Coat the primed cedar paneling with an acrylic latex paint using a roller. Wait two hours for the painted paneling to dry. Add another coat if the primer seems to show through.
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