Here are some helpful tips that you should know when deciding how to paint your lp smartside siding options.
Oil primer cuts paint amount needed for siding.
Sometimes as the products are cut on the job site it leaves the wood substrate.
That shiny new look will soften and in the end will make keeping the siding clean much easier.
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So the paint manufacturers have developed new faster drying technology in both oil and latex based products that dry quickly yet still aid in the proper adhesion of your paint topcoat.
Latex for painting oil for priming assuming this is wood siding.
Prime siding with 50 of colorant additive of final coat ensuring proper paint coverage.
Use satin finish paint even though it costs more.
How much does aluminum siding paint cost.
Use high quality waterborne 100 acrylic exterior paints apply a finish coat within 180 days of installation do not paint wet siding ensure the surface is clean dry and free of any dust dirt or mildew do not use.
In fact thinning it down actually helps the primer penetrate deeply into the eroded paint finish on your siding.
To protect the product and to save you time the front and edge surfaces of lp smartside siding and trim are primed at the factory.
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Interior paint coverage depends on the brand of paint used.
The trick is to thin one gallon of paint with one pint of thinner.
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If not you could see yourself applying multiple coats to cover adequately.
If you apply the paint with a sprayer backroll or backbrush to ensure that the paint has.
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Aluminum siding paint typically lasts from five to 10 years and aluminum siding is easy to paint.
One gallon of paint typically covers between 250 400 square feet but you ll need to know how many coats of paint you ll need to apply to estimate how many gallons of paint you need.
Be sure to use the approved thinner.
Additional primer is not needed field painting guidance for best results with our primed siding products.
Latex can pass water vapor but that s not always a desirable trait you should not have much moisture behind the siding and you do not want to allow moisture through the surface which will happen without sealing with oil first.
However in 2019 you now have the luxury with primer and paint in one formulation.
However it is not necessary to apply the primer full strength.
Also several of these paints only require one heavy coat.
Even though old fashioned oil primer is still the best for this use nobody likes to wait 24 hours for a primer to dry before they can topcoat it.
