Just bought our first home and about to repaint the exterior. The house is almost 100 years old – the paint on the clapboard is peeling in certain areas (down to bare wood), alligatoring on the windows, and chippy paint on the rafter tails.
My previous approach on other products was scrape/sand, apply a high-build primer and sand smooth. I’ve been looking at Peel Bond Primer which, on paper, has the ability to bind old layer and self-level low spots. Dries clear, but also tintable and applied 30 mils wet?! I think I see the purpose from a production/commercial side as way to reduce prep work. But this my house..
Any first hand experience?
I find it hard to believe its going to spot-level 8 layers of paint next to bare wood – can it be sanded though?
What about a high build primer over the PB primer – Any product recommendations?
Can it be sprayed with a Graco Magnum X5 (tip commendation)?
Similar products:
Sherwin William Peel RX – applied at 6 mil
Zinsser Peel Stop – 8 mil
Thanks in advance
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You'll want to be really careful here. That paint is certainly lead-based and can create very bad health outcomes for pregnant women and children. I once stripped an old house with paint like yours with a mixture of lye and wallpaper paste. I took it back to bare wood and caught all the residue on plastic drop cloths. If I were doing it again today I'd probably pull it all off and reside with Hardilap. That would give you the opportunity to insulate, air seal, replace electric and plumbing and do all sort of other things. Even pulling the old siding off requires care and careful disposition of the siding.
HI
Your wall is in a great danger.As soon as possible primer your wall.At that time lots of companies are selling primer.You can choose on of them.But as per my choice you can use Sherwin-Williams.
Thanks