Removing Old Paint From Wood Siding

Removing paint with heat.

Removing old paint from wood siding.

You can also use heat to remove exterior house paint. 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. Thoroughly clean the painted surface with degreasing cleaner dish soap or household cleaner and allow to dry. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails.

It s lightning fast said clark. Whatever tool you use careful not gouging surface underneath. A heat gun or an infrared paint remover will heat up the paint so it peels effortlessly away from the wood. Stir the paint stripper thoroughly with a mixing stick and pour it into a pump sprayer.

If necessary remove any knobs hinges or other hardware from the wood being sanded. Strip the old paint go to our paint stripping page we decided to strip the paint to give us the best chance of producing the longest lasting paint job. Mix a solution of 80 percent boiled linseed oil and 20 percent mineral spirits and paint it on the siding with a paintbrush. To use sandpaper or a power sander to remove paint.

The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. Spray the painted wood siding thoroughly using a ladder to reach high. This is a great technique if you want to avoid sanding after scraping paint or you don t want to use chemicals. How to strip paint off wood siding 1.

Start with coarse 80 grit sandpaper in a manual hand. You can also use a roller or. The more brittle easier paint can be lifted up scraped chipped away. Once exterior siding thoroughly dried paint will be much easier to scrape off being much more brittle.

Be sure to remove any caulk where the siding overlaps as old houses need to breathe.