Be sure to remove any caulk where the siding overlaps as old houses need to breathe.
Removing old paint from wood siding.
If necessary remove any knobs hinges or other hardware from the wood being sanded.
Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails.
How to strip paint off wood siding 1.
Once exterior siding thoroughly dried paint will be much easier to scrape off being much more brittle.
The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point.
Start with coarse 80 grit sandpaper in a manual hand.
Cover any plants around the house with plastic sheets or a tarp.
Thoroughly clean the painted surface with degreasing cleaner dish soap or household cleaner and allow to dry.
Spray the painted wood siding thoroughly using a ladder to reach high.
Whatever tool you use careful not gouging surface underneath.
Let it sit overnight then heat the wood with the infrared removal tool.
You can also use heat to remove exterior house paint.
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Strip the old paint go to our paint stripping page we decided to strip the paint to give us the best chance of producing the longest lasting paint job.
The more brittle easier paint can be lifted up scraped chipped away.
To use sandpaper or a power sander to remove paint.
You can also use a roller or.
Removing paint with heat.
Stir the paint stripper thoroughly with a mixing stick and pour it into a pump sprayer.
Best way to scrape paint off old paint on wood siding is first having a dried surface to work with.
Hold it over an area for 20 to 30 seconds give it a quick scrape and all the paint layers come off down to the bare wood.