Painting Over Metal Siding

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Painting over metal siding.

The paint that you choose will depend somewhat on how well you prepared your metal siding to receive the paint and what the surface of it looks like. Use a random orbit sander. The goal is to remove any dust dirt or other particulate buildup that could affect the texture of the metal surface. Introduce your secret weapon the secret to painting galvanized steel is white vinegar.

A new paint job was the solution. No matter what the material it s hard to apply a proper coat of paint if you re brushing over bits and particles. Check the label to be sure it s recommended for metal siding. Follow this guide to learn how to properly paint siding made from steel and aluminum and give it a facelift.

The key to painting aluminum siding is to get it really clean and to use 100 percent acrylic latex paint. Repeat the procedure until you cover all the steel siding. If you did not do a good job of scraping off the old paint or there is chalking that you can t get to come off then you should first paint with a primer. As with all exterior painting projects proper surface preparation is the key to restoring your metal siding.

Attach the sander to a wet dry vacuum that s equipped with a hepa filter. Find metal exterior paint at lowe s today. The good news is that metal siding is one of the best surfaces to repaint. When you re done rinse the siding with clean water.

After the first coat of the paint dries start off with the second coat. Step 4 retouch. You can spend a long time trying to remove the rust again and again or you can clean it once and paint over the metal to make it look new protect it and prevent as much rust from building up on the metal surface in the future. Use the ladder for painting the steel siding on the top and using the roller paint in a horizontal direction.

Use it on the siding and you may find that using this sands down to the bare metal which would be. To remove paint from siding use a random orbit sander with a 100 grit abrasive disk. However over time the original paint coat of the siding had developed a chalky film caused by the old paint film wearing away. Give special attention to the parts where the primer layer still shows its color.