Painting Steel Siding On A House

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Painting steel siding on a house.

Rub siding with cloth to check for powdery paint pigment and mildew. For steel use a latex bonding primer instead of a regular metal paint primer. Or you could wash it by hand with tsp or a similar product available at home centers and paint stores and rinse it thoroughly. Wash the steel siding with trisodium phosphate tsp and use a pressure washer to rinse thoroughly.

If lead is present contact a licensed lead abatement specialist. This is followed by fading and thinning of the color. Begin by thoroughly cleaning your siding of all loose dirt chalk and other contaminants. Check the label to be sure it s recommended for metal siding.

Depends on the weather but three or four or five hours is not unusual. As with all exterior painting projects proper surface preparation is the key to restoring your metal siding. But i would use the oil based rust oleum primer which by the way takes forever to dry. The aluminum siding was a shade of beige that had aged into a dull mustard tone and the trim was a rust colored reddish brown.

Cleaning of the surface can be done by hand washing with warm soapy water or with the use of a high pressure washer 2500 psi minimum. A new paint job was the solution. That is how you can get the paint to adhere to steel siding. Trigger the sprayer to begin the paint flow and use a back and forth motion to cover the length of the panel with an even coat of paint.

The homeowners hated the look but the metal was still in decent shape and they didn t want the expense of re siding the entire house. Since any of this is clearly bad for your metal siding it is vital that you re paint your metal siding. Steel will also show red brown rust. Use a magnet to determine if your siding is steel versus aluminum because magnet will stick to an steel siding but not aluminum.

Start at the top of the wall and across the length of the metal siding. Step 1 clean the steel siding. When ready pour the primer into the paint container on the sprayer or pour the primer into the paint tray. Expect to pay the premium for good paint.

Aim the sprayer nozzle directly at the panels eight inches from the siding surface. It also helps to peel away the previous paint on the steel siding leaving it neat and clean. Create your solution and clean the siding. This will help clean away all the dirt that accumulates on the steel siding.

The first step includes cleaning. Test old siding paint for lead using a lead test kit. Then apply the primer to the metal siding in even strokes. When this happens the metal is exposed to the elements and will start to eventually rust.

The best way to get this siding clean is to power wash it. Inspect the siding for mildew powdery paint pigment and mildew. Try tapping on the siding because aluminum sounds hollow and lightly metallic.