Painting isn't frustrating if you follow these tips.
It's time to paint but what kind of paint do you choose? Latex is almost everyone first choice for exterior paint because it is easy to apply, cleans up with water, and dries quickly. On top of that, it's long-lasting but how do you know it is the right type of paint to use.For the best results identify the building materials and buy paint accordingly.
Instructions
Choose Paint Base on Building Materials.
1. Clean the space. If your house's exterior is badly soiled, rent power washing equipment. The high-pressure jet of water it emits will blast away flaking paint as well as dirt. Scraping off loose flaking paint is an important part of preparation. But don't overdo it. There's no need to scrape off any paint that's firmly stuck to the surface. For heavy scraping, a pull scraper is better than a flat blade scraper. Be sure to have replacement blades for the pull scraper.
2. Identify the building material. If you don't know what you're painting over, choose alkyd paint. Alkyd will adhere to most surfaces, including chalking ones; latex is more finicky about what old paints it will bond with.
3. Deal with moisture on building materials. Is it always damp around your house? Choose a latex paint or stain. Porous latex breathes and lets moisture escape. Moreover, it doesn't contain vegetable oils that encourage mildew by feeding it. Latex is also great for most masonry and can usually be applied without a primer. It bonds best when the surface is slightly damp.
4. Paint for cinder block. For cinder blocks, get a solvent thinned rubber-base paint. The water in latex can penetrate into the blocks, causing embedded iron particles to rust and stain your fresh paint job.
5. Stain for wood. Before choosing a stain color or blend, test the color on an inconspicuous spot on your siding. Display samples can be misleading.
6. Paint for metal. You can revive faded aluminum siding with any standard topcoat. But first you must sand the problem areas, wash the surface well, and coat any bare metal with a zinc-base primer.
7. Paint for trim. For doors, windows, and other places where durability is a concern, pick a glossy paint. It contains more of the resins that give a paint body and hardness.
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