How do I match new stained cedar siding to existing stained cedar siding?

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bobdabuilr asked:


I will be “lacing” it in with the existing so the seams do not look odd, but the color thing is were I have trouble. I had planned on using a deck cleaner to clean the existing siding. After that I thought that if I stain the new part (12′X9′) and then stain everything, old and new, it might blend in decently. Is this a bad idea? I have not had any luck asking around the big home improvement stores and my local siding companies only install the product and will not do any staining.

Marilyn
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    One Response to “How do I match new stained cedar siding to existing stained cedar siding?”

    1. johnykay Says:
      June 12th, 2007 at 4:00 am

      You are on the right path…..from the way you described it you are using a semi transparent wood stain—deck cleaner is one way to lighten and clean up the existing siding,along with a power washer.Some might say to let the new shingles or siding weather for a while but if you “fool”around with the color(you want to go a bit darker)maybe an extra coat on the new wood–you should get color uniformity.If you are using a solid stain there will be no problem with the color matching after a couple coats…