A fresh coat of paint is great way to improve curb appeal and maintain your home s exterior siding.
Best way to remove paint off wood siding.
Before choosing their approach they considered several methods detailed in the following slides.
Stripping old paint off lap board siding takes considerable effort.
A fresh coat of paint can protect the wood.
The best way to remove paint from lap board siding.
The best way to remove exterior house paint depends on the condition of the paint type of surface and paint and other variables.
They rip off the paint quickly.
Reapply the paint stripper to detailed or problem areas scrub the entire project with nylon brushes or abrasive pads to remove all traces of the old finish and the stripper sludge.
And again there s the lead based paint problem.
But it s an unavoidable evil if the paint is cracking or peeling and you.
When the wood goes through a series of wet dry periods the paint and finish are stressed and the paint can crack.
Dust that goes into your hair face and lungs.
Peeling and cracking can also occur from incorrect application procedures.
How to strip paint off wood siding.
However if you lay into the sander too hard you risk gouging the wood.
To penetrate and remove the 10 layers of paint on the siding and trim at the winchester project painting contractor jim clark shown here and his crew used a newly developed non caustic stripper that breaks the bond between paint and wood.
Everything that the sander takes off is immediately converted into dust.
Use a paint scraper putty knife or specialty scraper to remove the softened paint being careful to not gouge the wood.
Cracked or peeling paint can occur on cedar siding for a number of reasons according to william feist of the western red cedar lumber association.
Wood siding can provide old fashioned charm to your home but old paint can cause it to look run down and neglected.