Painting Steel Siding On A House

Begin by thoroughly cleaning your siding of all loose dirt chalk and other contaminants.

Painting steel siding on a house.

As with all exterior painting projects proper surface preparation is the key to restoring your metal siding. Start at the top of the wall and across the length of the metal siding. Rub siding with cloth to check for powdery paint pigment and mildew. The aluminum siding was a shade of beige that had aged into a dull mustard tone and the trim was a rust colored reddish brown.

Steel will also show red brown rust. The best way to get this siding clean is to power wash it. Or you could wash it by hand with tsp or a similar product available at home centers and paint stores and rinse it thoroughly. A new paint job was the solution.

Use a magnet to determine if your siding is steel versus aluminum because magnet will stick to an steel siding but not aluminum. If lead is present contact a licensed lead abatement specialist. Step 1 clean the steel siding. Paint the steel siding panels using the sprayer.

Wash the steel siding with trisodium phosphate tsp and use a pressure washer to rinse thoroughly. Depends on the weather but three or four or five hours is not unusual. When this happens the metal is exposed to the elements and will start to eventually rust. The first step includes cleaning.

But i would use the oil based rust oleum primer which by the way takes forever to dry. Then apply the primer to the metal siding in even strokes. Since any of this is clearly bad for your metal siding it is vital that you re paint your metal siding. This is followed by fading and thinning of the color.

Do this as soon as any spots start to show the steel underneath or do it a little sooner if you are trying to sell your house. The first sign that this is beginning to happen is a loss of the glossy look that new siding has. For steel use a latex bonding primer instead of a regular metal paint primer. The homeowners hated the look but the metal was still in decent shape and they didn t want the expense of re siding the entire house.

Expect to pay the premium for good paint. That is how you can get the paint to adhere to steel siding. It also helps to peel away the previous paint on the steel siding leaving it neat and clean. Test old siding paint for lead using a lead test kit.

Create your solution and clean the siding. Aim the sprayer nozzle directly at the panels eight inches from the siding surface. Cover ground and nearby shrubs with drop cloths. Try tapping on the siding because aluminum sounds hollow and lightly metallic.

Trigger the sprayer to begin the paint flow and use a back and forth motion to cover the length of the panel with an even coat of paint. This will help clean away all the dirt that accumulates on the steel siding. Inspect the siding for mildew powdery paint pigment and mildew.