Washing Wood Siding Before Painting

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Washing wood siding before painting.

Before painting apply primer to the old wood surface whether it is indoors or out. If you plan to paint sand or power wash the wood to smooth siding that has been exposed to the weather for more than a few weeks. Work a paint scraper from every direction keeping the blade flat against the wood so you don t create gouge marks. If the surface is previously painted you should expect to repaint after cleaning with tsp see next.

Before sanding scrape loose and flaking paint from the siding. Stain bonds well to unpainted weathered wood. If you plan to paint or use a solid color stain set any nails that the carpenters missed below the surface and fill the nail holes with caulk. Step 2 point your pivotpro hit the trigger and start spraying cleansing water against your dirty wood siding.

Clean the entire surface with soap and water or a pressure washer to remove any dirt and grime that s built up over time. But realistically it is very difficult and time consuming to wash an entire house by hand and a pressure washer can do an adequate job in a manner that is much much easier. Work down from the roofline taking on one 10 foot square section at a time. Preparing exterior wood for painting isn t difficult but it does require some prep work to ensure that your new paint has a smooth stable surface to adhere to.

There are ways to safely clean your house before painting using a pressure washer including using lower psi pressure washers widening the spray and standing at least two feet back. Before weathered wood can be painted it will require extensive prep work to ensure that the paint stays on for more than just a couple of years. When you schedule the painting job keep in mind that it may take your house two or three days to dry after you pressure wash it depending on the siding material. Prepare the surface with old buildings such as my 130 year old barn water blasting the loose paint is not a recommended practice.

Washing decks and cleaning exterior siding. Potential of siding damage water injected under siding or dirt remaining on house. The same holds true of washing your house s siding before painting the very best results will be achieved by hand washing with soap water and brushes.