In most cases the solid color stain will usually be close to a matte finish.
How to paint cedar siding covered in solid color stain.
Two topcoats are always better over bare wood that has been primed.
Acrylic latex paint properly primed a 100 percent acrylic latex paint will provide decades of protection for cedar siding shingles.
Not sure if that will be too many colours.
When choosing a solid color stain look for a brand that is moisture resistant mildew resistant and crack resistant with a warranty of five or more years.
Allow the washed surface to dry before recoating and apply primer paint to areas of bare wood.
Prime the cedar before you paint it.
First many house painting contractors promote the use of a two coat paint job as offering greater value than a one coat job.
The new cedar is so pretty now i m debating on staining the siding above the deck but still painting the pink siding to blue grey.
Original plan was to paint the pinkish old cedar siding to a new blue grey and paint the new cedar siding to match.
Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.
The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light.
The unfortunate reality is that peeling solid color stain is a common occurrence.
Many factors can contribute to this problem.
For best results fresh siding should be pre primed on all six sides with a stain blocking primer and top coated with 100 percent acrylic latex paint.
Therefore you need to apply perfect finishing coats on cedar siding.
Staining cedar with a solid color stain.
Alkyd oil primers are recommended but one may choose a high quality latex primer as long as it contains stain blockers.
These may be applied to western red cedar by brush roller or pad.
Cedar siding is a durable and attractive siding material but it requires protection from sunlight and moisture.
After the primer has dried apply one or two topcoats of paint or solid color stain.
Solid color stain is not supposed to peel like paint does when applied to cedar siding.
What you get is a very uniform opaque color.