Dealing with Mildew on Cypress Wood

If you leave your cypress wood unfinished and untreated, it is inevitable that you will soon be dealing with a mildew problem. Mildew is unsightly and damaging to your wood. Unfortunately, you can’t just apply a finishing treatment over top of the mildew; it will continue to spread and destroy your wood.
Luckily, there is no need to panic at the first sign of mildew on your furniture. Your wood CAN be salvaged; you just need to eliminate the mildew before moving forward in saving your furniture.
There are several products on the market that can kill mildew on your wood. However, a treatment by Advantage Cleaners called Spor-X seems to be the most recommended by professionals. Use it to annihilate the existing mildew, then power wash your furniture to destroy any remaining trace of the spores on your furniture. Once the wood dries, apply another treatment of Spor-X to prevent future mildew growth.
After you have been through this whole ordeal, be sure to apply some sort of chemical treatment to your cypress wood so that you don’t let mildew attack your furniture again. You can use opaque paint, or if you want to maintain the natural look of the cypress, use a clear or translucent varnish.
If you haven’t had a problem with mildew yet, but your wood is still untreated, apply a chemical finish as soon as possible to prevent mildew infestation! Trust me; it is much less work in the long run than battling with mildew.