Soda Blasting For Cedar Siding

Unlike sandblasting it will not scratch wood or metal surfaces below the paint.

Soda blasting for cedar siding.

The home was built in the 1950 s. It s unfortunate that flat grain siding doesn t respond well to sandblasting because flat grain is especially poor. Trick is to start with the lowest psi you can and go from there. 600 square feet 3 bags 40 70 crushed glass stand off was about 2 to 2 1 2 feet 6 nozzle.

For rough sawn cedar you can try to remove the paint using a stiff wire brush being careful not to. It can also be used on older wood but is usually reserved for hardwoods or old fir beams and columns that have substantial thickness and strength. A little over 1 hour. We are using a harbor freight soda blaster to take this old dresser down to raw wood.

Part of the renovation is to clean the exterior brick siding of decades worth of green moss and fungus which have become attached the. It has been empty and neglected for over 10 year. Soda blasting was developed to work well on soft metals like copper it was originally developed for use on the statue of liberty but also works well on wood. Cedar siding soda lime or glass any product blasted with air will grove the cedar like a psi washer would.

Soda blasting neglected 75 year old brick home. To my knowledge it is not used on soft wood. The key to soda blasting correctly is the amount of pressure that is applied. This home in maryland was recently purchased for renovation by an investor.

Sealing the wood with sweet pickins top coat which can be found here. For cedar siding with a smooth surface scrape the paint and clean the cedar before painting.