My alumininum sliding (whaite) hyas been flaking off(peeling) for sometime now. zi want to paint it any suggestion in any kind of paint I should use.
Thank you
John
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What's under the aluminum siding? You might have some pretty redwood or aomething with the old paint baked off of it.
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I had to paint some aluminum siding where the paint was worn off in spots--sort of freckled. I asked at a paint store and they said to pressure wash (which had been done a year or two before so the only problem was a little chalking, so I scrubbed it with TSP substitute and rinsed it well) and then paint with a Sherwin Williams product especially for that purpose. It wasn't necessary to prime, they said, unless really chalky, but I primed with the same paint but added something sold for the purpose that looked like tan carpenter's glue. Really worked well and still looks good (though it's only been a year).
I have always avoided pressure washing aluminum/vinyl siding as it is not watertight and the water will get in back of the siding, leading to worse problems than dirty siding.
Why does it have drip holes? Because it's not meant to keep water out - but often does a good job of keeping it in.
Good point about pressure washing--I probably shouldn't have even mentioned it, since I wouldn't have done it--the HO had someone else do it (I guess to clean it) before I came along. And the thing about pressure washing is that, standing on the ground, you're shooting the water upward--and, of course, most building materials are made to shed water that's coming down. When I rinse the TSP, I try to hold the garden hose nossle up and spray downward as much as possible.
aluminum/vinyl siding as it is not watertight and the water will get in back of the siding, leading to worse problems than dirty siding.
Why does it have drip holes? Because it's not meant to keep water out - but often does a good job of keeping it in.
Yup ... just like brick ... and wood siding ...
and everything else.
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry in Carpentry
Pgh, PA
aluminum siding paint.
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry in Carpentry
Pgh, PA