How To Remove Paint On Exterior Wood Siding

Scrape any loose paint from the siding.

How to remove paint on exterior wood siding.

Once exterior siding thoroughly dried paint will be much easier to scrape off being much more brittle. Whatever tool you use careful not gouging surface underneath. If the unfinished wood was exposed more than 3 to 4 weeks lightly sand the surface to remove the thin layer of degraded wood before applying paint. It s lightning fast said clark.

If you apply by brush or roller work carefully and. Start with coarse 80 grit sandpaper in a manual hand sander or power sander. Make sure to wear a dust mask to keep from breathing the paint dust. Thoroughly clean the painted surface with degreasing cleaner dish soap or household cleaner and allow to dry.

A heat gun or an infrared paint remover will heat up the paint so it peels effortlessly away from the wood. The more brittle easier paint can be lifted up scraped chipped away. If necessary remove any knobs hinges or other hardware from the wood being sanded. 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.

Unfinished siding exposed to several weeks of sunlight before painting needs to be sanded. Spray the painted wood siding thoroughly using a ladder to reach high areas if needed. Scrub the siding well to make sure there are no paint chips remaining. A sharp rigid putty knife or a blade designed just for paint scraping is your best bet.

You ll minimize the dust and you ll have better control than if you used a sander. Best way to scrape paint off old paint on wood siding is first having a dried surface to work with. The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. Saturate all of the siding completely avoiding windows.

Sunlight degrades the unfinished wood surface thus it will never hold paint as well as fresh wood. To use sandpaper or a power sander to remove paint. If you ve got very loose or alligatored paint scraping really is easier than any other option.