How To Remove Peeling Paint From Wood Siding

A heat gun or an infrared paint remover will heat up the paint so it peels effortlessly away from the wood.

How to remove peeling paint from wood siding.

It s lightning fast said clark. Hold it against the siding for 20 to 30. Rinse the cedar surface in clean water to remove dust from the sandpaper as well as any remaining paint stripper. Honestly this stuff is incredible.

However caution should be taken when using a heat gun. You can also use heat to remove exterior house paint. 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. Clean the wire brush.

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. The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. Just look at the same trim after one coat of the primer and zero scraping or sanding. Use a primer over bare wood.

Where the paint more closely hugs the surface sweep in the direction of the paint strokes if they are visible. 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. 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. Scrape off all the peeling bits sand the remaining paint to a feather edge with 60 grit paper kill the mildew on the old paint with a mix of diluted bleach and dish soap.

With low vocs this water based binding primer is three times thicker than regular primers and locks down and hides peeling weathered surfaces to create a smooth white finish for your top coat. This is a great technique if you want to avoid sanding after scraping paint or you don t want to use chemicals. On areas of prominently peeling paint lightly sweep your wire brush parallel to the edge of the peeling paint to lift it. Otherwise follow the direction the paint seems to want to peel off the surface.

Definitely not a do it yourself project sandblasting does remove paint but it s also very effective at removing wood. Sand the cedar surface lightly with medium grit sandpaper 190 to 265 grit to remove small remaining paint spots.