Apply the primer to the siding with the roller.
Painting wood lap siding.
Professional painter cole schaefer shows you how to paint wood siding.
Use at least one coat primer two coats paint if there is any new or unprimed wood use two coats of primer.
Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails.
Painting lp smart siding is slightly different that traditional wood paneling though.
Therefore do not prime the back side of the siding or trim.
A 1 4 to 1 2 thick roller nap is good for clapboard siding.
When painting clapboard siding apply the paint with a roller then brush it in using a brush this saves a lot of dipping with a brush.
Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler.
The back side is better left unpainted.
Use the paintbrush to brush the rolled primer into the wood.
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Apply a coat of stain blocking primer to the siding using a clean paintbrush and roller.
Rollers are available in many sizes and various widths from 3 to 12.
Test the existing paint for lead.
Preparing wood siding for painting cleaning the siding scraping and sanding loose or peeling paint.
Before you can cover up that weathered wood with a coat of paint those loose fibers must be removed.
Althugh drying times are dependent upon many factors i ve found that you can often apply one coat in the am and the second in the pm in our climate.
The installation process is the same as with any other wood paneling with the panels held securely in place by a series of siding nails.
Painting and stripping old wood siding overview strip the old paint go to our paint stripping page we decided to strip the paint to give us the best chance of.
Lp smart siding is a composite siding material made to work like and resemble traditional wood paneling.
According to the terms of lp s application instructions all exposed edges of lp smartside siding and trim must be primed and painted with approved paint to protect the siding substrate.
Cover the nearby ground and vegetation with drop cloths.
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