Painting your house sidings

Everybody faces a problem with old sidings, whether they are made of aluminum or vinyl. You want to paint them to spruce them up and make them attractive. However, it is difficult to make the paint adhere to the surface and that is because the paint oxidizes. So you can be faced with a situation where the new paint just starts peeling off and all your efforts go up in smoke.

With vinyl sidings, the problem is due to the UV rays of the sun making it fade and make it look ungainly.
You can overcome these problems with appropriate cleaning, priming the surface and then painting it fresh for a much longer and lasting finish.

Since we have dealt with the cleaning part in an earlier article, let us look at priming.

The procedure of Priming

You need to coat the surface at the beginning with a paint additive that is of latex origin referred to as an emulsabond and this will ensure that the primer or the initial coat of paint is able to fasten itself to the siding effectively. Make sure that you buy the best quality latex paint available and do not make the mistake of opting for oil, solvent based paint. The latex in the paint is able to adjust to the vagaries of the weather very well and does not even need a primer. You can consult your painter about this and if you do need to use a primer, the bonding agent can be used.

You only need to ensure that if you are using a primer, then do not use it piecemeal, but paint the entire surface for a uniform look.

Exterior Coat

Of equal importance is the finish coat and here you must have at least two applications of the best quality exterior paint to go on top of the base coat.
To summarize, proper surface preparation and cleaning will ensure a decent painting finish.