should you paint a cedar fence
Step 3--Prime the Fence. With a cedar fence, you are going to have to prime the surface before you can start painting. Cedar has natural oils in it that come out periodically. If you do not use a primer and seal these oils into the wood, they are going to come out through the paint and your job will not look good.ow that you have primed the fence with the correct primer, you can start painting. Use your paintbrush or a paint roller and apply the paint all over the fence. You will most likely want to do two coats just to make sure everything looks good. At that point, you can let it dry.