How To Remove Peeling Paint From Wood Siding

Replace peeling paint flat sawn boards with boards that have vertical grain or sand all the paint off and coat them with a paintable water repellent before priming and repainting.

How to remove peeling paint from wood siding.

Rinse the cedar surface in clean water to remove dust from the sandpaper as well as any remaining paint stripper. A heat gun or an infrared paint remover will heat up the paint so it peels effortlessly away from the wood. Use a primer over bare wood. Definitely not a do it yourself project sandblasting does remove paint but it s also very effective at removing wood.

Just look at the same trim after one coat of the primer and zero scraping or sanding. On areas of prominently peeling paint lightly sweep your wire brush parallel to the edge of the peeling paint to lift it. You can also use heat to remove exterior house paint. We ll use it on the front of the house and the garage.

Hold it against the siding for 20 to 30. If you choose to go with this option be aware that sandblasting will bring up the grain in your wood so that it has a very rough grooved appearance. The water repellent might stabilize them enough so that they hold paint longer. Otherwise follow the direction the paint seems to want to peel off the surface.

However caution should be taken when using a heat gun. Clean the wire brush. It s lightning fast said clark. This is a great technique if you want to avoid sanding after scraping paint or you don t want to use chemicals.

Grasp the heat removal tool by the handle and hold it with its heating coils flush against the siding and the handle parallel to the direction of the wood. 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. Where the paint more closely hugs the surface sweep in the direction of the paint strokes if they are visible. Sand the cedar surface lightly with medium grit sandpaper 190 to 265 grit to remove small remaining paint spots.

Once you ve spotted those vulnerable spots or already peeling areas here are a few basic steps you can take to clean and fix any problem siding peeling. Honestly this stuff is incredible.