Rolling Paint On Aluminum Siding

How to paint aluminum siding in the shade.

Rolling paint on aluminum siding.

Apply one coat of acrylic primer. Expect to pay the premium for good paint. Here s where a lot of people make a mistake. With painter s tape and lengths of plastic sheeting protect items and areas adjacent to the siding.

The best way to get this siding clean is to power wash it. Read on to find out more. Roll the soffits using long even strokes 4 6 feet. Read the manufactures application instructions before starting any painting.

Use it on the siding and you may find that using this sands down to the bare metal which would be the ultimate prep job. Rolling paint is the frugal homeowner s choice. Then follow up by two coats of acrylic topcoat paint. Apply paint as needed to the siding lip with a brush.

After your siding dries. Some of my early work is a mess. For textured surfaces like rough wood siding get the speed of a sprayer and the superior coverage of a brush with back brushing. The key to painting aluminum siding is preparation and priming.

Once you have completed the paint job remember to remove the tape. Then roll along the panel of siding quickly but with even pressure to be followed by moving backward in the opposite direction. All of the chalkiness must be washed and scrubbed off and any flaking paint removed. Once everything is clean and dry you re ready to apply your primer.

Begin rolling the exterior paint from the top down with the soffits first. Coat your roller in primer and roll quickly and evenly along the panel of siding then roll backward in the opposite direction. The paint is peeling and the trim is rotting because it was sprayed peeling is very rarely caused by the paint application and is typically caused by other factors the two most prevalent causes being moisture transfer and insufficient preparation. In a nutshell you need to start with a clean palette.

I ended up timing my work to stay in the shade. Painting aluminum outdoors in the summer is a challenge. However you may find this too time consuming so cleaning with a pressure washer will likely work well enough to get ready to paint. The key to painting aluminum siding is to get it really clean and to use 100 percent acrylic latex paint.

Any special considerations will be on the product label. Paint aluminum siding with acrylic. The paint gets thick and hard to work very quickly. I learned this while working with the primer.

Prime the siding using a paint roller first coat the roller with primer.