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    Sep 7, 2007, 01:29 PM
    Cedar Siding
    What is the best methods to prime and paint cedar siding?
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    Sep 7, 2007, 03:33 PM
    Cedar does not like paint too well. Have you considered an opaque stain or semi-transparent stain? How long has the cedar been exposed to the weather and has it weathered evenly?
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    Sep 7, 2007, 07:45 PM
    Keep in mind if you paint it once you'll be doing it again, and again, the few times I've been asked to paint cedar my painters have used a spay gun for that,
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