Removing Wood Siding Paint Forum

For tough areas scrape lightly several times rather than trying to scrape heaily once.

Removing wood siding paint forum. Work your scraper from the top of each shingle toward the bottom in steady even strokes with the grain of the wood. Scrape the paint from the siding working across each board removing the soft paint sheets and placing them in bags for disposal. Get all the loose paint off. It would be wiser to remove the wood siding to make certain there is no damage.

Be sure to remove any caulk where the siding overlaps as old houses need to breathe. With wood siding do not caulk between the boards as this will trap in moisture that can cause the paint to peel. With your other hand hold a paint scraper at about a 30 degree angle to the surface. Remove any caulk between the boards of the siding.

Stop immediately if the finish begins to smoke. Strip the old paint using an infrared paint stripper for large areas and a heat gun for hard to reach areas. We ll use it on the front of the house and the garage. Hi paul welcome to the fog.

Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails. Use a ladder to reach higher areas. 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. Use the scraper like a plow to push the old paint away.

It s lightning fast said clark. Apply an epoxy consolidant to soft wood and coat the rest with a wood preservative. While whether to remove the existing wood siding is really a personal choice. Return to trouble spots or detailed areas with the heat gun and use a contoured scraper to remove the paint from narrow crevices.

The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. I am assuming clapboard siding with square stock cornerboards fascia soffet standard type of package. Hold both blades of the scraper against the wood firmly but don t press so hard that it gouges.