Removing Wood Siding Paint Forum

We ll use it on the front of the house and the garage.

Removing wood siding paint forum.

With your other hand hold a paint scraper at about a 30 degree angle to the surface. It would be wiser to remove the wood siding to make certain there is no damage. Remove any caulk between the boards of the siding. Apply an epoxy consolidant to soft wood and coat the rest with a wood preservative.

For tough areas scrape lightly several times rather than trying to scrape heaily once. Work your scraper from the top of each shingle toward the bottom in steady even strokes with the grain of the wood. Get all the loose paint off. While whether to remove the existing wood siding is really a personal choice.

My experience on exterior prep and stripping is that the 1 tool for that is the ro90 because the 3 1 2 round head is just right for open road on claps make sure nails are set and it gives you the delta triangle attachment for corners and details. Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler. The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. It s lightning fast said clark.

Return to trouble spots or detailed areas with the heat gun and use a contoured scraper to remove the paint from narrow crevices. I am assuming clapboard siding with square stock cornerboards fascia soffet standard type of package. In addition any signs of insect infestation will remain an issue when covering the wood with vinyl so removing the wood siding is a better option. Hi paul welcome to the fog.

Hold both blades of the scraper against the wood firmly but don t press so hard that it gouges. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails. Use a ladder to reach higher areas. Strip the old paint using an infrared paint stripper for large areas and a heat gun for hard to reach areas.

Be sure to remove any caulk where the siding overlaps as old houses need to breathe. Stop immediately if the finish begins to smoke. Scrape the paint from the siding working across each board removing the soft paint sheets and placing them in bags for disposal.