How To Get Paint Off Wood Siding

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How to get paint off wood siding.

You ll minimize the dust and you ll have better control than if you used a sander. If necessary remove any knobs hinges or other hardware from the wood being sanded. Once you ve scraped your way to the wood s surface apply mineral spirits with an old rag or paper towel and scrub off the remaining remnants of paint with steel wool. Cover any plants around the house with plastic sheets or a tarp.

Before you apply any new paint to your wood siding it is necessary to remove any existing paint that is chipped. Step 5 new paint. Start with coarse 80 grit sandpaper in a manual hand. Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler.

Painting and stripping old wood siding overview strip the old paint go to our paint stripping page we decided to strip the paint to give us the best chance of. Step 4 apply the primer. A sharp rigid putty knife or a blade designed just for paint scraping is your best bet. For my paint drips i sprayed on oxiclean and waited for about 15 minutes then returned and rubbed it with a scrubber sponge.

When all the paint is gone. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails. Place protective plastic sheeting in the area under the exterior wood to catch paint you will be removing. I had to use significant elbow grease not to some mention finger nail scraping for some of the larger stains.

How to re paint wood siding. You can also use a roller or. Instead the paint should be scraped off by hand using a paint scraping tool. Do keep in mind that old paint may contain lead and proper precautions should be taken when removing those old fragments of paint.

We ll use it on the front of the house and the garage. Step 2 scrape the rest. How to strip paint off wood siding 1. To use sandpaper or a power sander to remove paint.

Oxiclean spray makes both a great laundry pre treatment product and a general household cleaning spray. Step 3 make sure it s dry. The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. Hold it over an area for 20 to 30 seconds give it a quick scrape and all the paint layers come off down to the bare wood.

Spray the painted wood siding thoroughly using a ladder to reach high. It s lightning fast said clark. The high pressure of the sprayer can knock those old boards loose and infuse the bare areas of wood with water. If you ve got very loose or alligatored paint scraping really is easier than any other option.