cedar wood walls…care

[bobi]

PLEASE HELP !!!
we have a room in which all the wall are done in a
rough cedar wood. i really don’t know how to properly
care for, or protect, these walls. over the past few
years i have vacuumed them and sprayed them down
(no rubbing as the wood is too rough) with liquid gold
to revive the color and add moisture to the wood, but
this is very expensive. currently i’ve been thinking
of trying lemon oil or cedar oil…but i’ve been unable
to locate either in any large quantity, besides i
really don’t know if either is a good move. can anyone
give me some advice on how to care for these wood walls…???
and where would i purchase the necessary products..

thanks so much for any advice you may have! 🙂
bobi
bobi@ev1.net

[Henry in MI]

Hi, Bobi. Cedar will last a very long time outside with no care. An exterior stain will help it last but is really used as much for color as for protection. Based on that, it will last much longer inside and really doesn’t need any maintenance. It probably will turn gray over a long period but that is normal. It really doesn’t need any oil and the rough finish does not lend it well to taking a shine. Just sweep or vacuum the dust every so often. If you want to apply a stain like one of Minwax’s Pastels, just for the color, that would be OK but remember that it is very difficult to lighten a stain later so be sure that you will be satisfied before you make this move.
Henry in MI

[RUTH]

MY TENANTS PAINTED MY CEDAR WALLS THEN SANDED THE PAINT OFF…NOW I’M LOOKING AT PAINT IN THE CORNERS AND SOME PAINT IN KNOT HOLES AREAS,ETC…HOW DO I GET THE REST OF THE PAINT OFF?…THE ROUGH EXTERIOR IS GONE DUE TO SANDING….ALSO A SHINNY LOOK IS APPARENT THEN IN OTHER AREA THERE IS A RAW WOOD LOOK…HOW/WHO CAN I SAVAGE THIS? I UNDERSTAND THE ORGINAL LOOK IS GONE BUT I’D LIKE TO KEEP THE WOOD LOOK…PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

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