Painting Wood Siding

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Painting wood siding. Measure the area you covered by one quart of paint if its not between 90 and 100-sq-ft adjust your application rate as needed. Applying a fresh coat of paint every few years will keep your home looking beautiful. Prime the wood siding with a wood primer.

Painting and Repairing Old Wood SidingStep-By-Step. It allows the paint to be worked into the sidings imperfections more effectively than a roller or spray. Without good preparation all of the effort and expense that you invest in painting may be diminished by less than stellar results and a job that may not last.

Power Wash the Siding. Here are the step-by-step procedures as discussed in our Painting and Stripping Old Wood Siding Overview page. Dont prime or paint in direct sunshine when it is dry and breezy or is very hot over 90 degrees F.

We are going to paint the new house. Knowing how to properly prepare and paint your wood siding will make the process go smoothly. When using a paint sprayer keep in mind that paint will come out immediately as soon as you pull the sprayers trigger.

Proper painting preparation includes. Those best paints retain its original color longer than lesser valued paints. The painting contractor mentioned in her quotation that all of the exterior siding trim and other wood should be backprimed.

Remove the old siding. If you are using a ladder you can tie a rope to a 5-gallon bucket that holds your supplies. QA Painting New Wood Siding Painting - Staining Remodeling text.