Fastest Way To Paint Wood Siding

The following is a guide on how to paint exterior siding.

Fastest way to paint wood siding.

Apply an epoxy consolidant to soft wood and coat the rest with a wood preservative. We are in the process of building a new home which will have redwood siding and trim. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails. Painting the exterior siding of your home is a time consuming process.

You can spray rather than roll the exterior primer and paint on the t1 11 siding. Cover the nearby ground and vegetation with drop. We are going to paint the new house. Paint a maximum of 3 boards before carefully applying paint to the edges.

Take your paint and roller brush. Be sure to remove any caulk where the siding overlaps as old houses need to breathe. As soon as you ve sprayed the paint use a paint roller or brush back brushing to work the paint into the siding. Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler.

Starting at the top of the wood siding work side to side in line with the grain of the siding. The painting contractor mentioned in her quotation that all of the exterior siding trim and other wood should be backprimed. However it can be done effectively with just a few steps. If you chose to spray the paint follow up by back rolling the paint.