Removing Wood Siding Paint

You can strip siding with grinders and scrapers or you can use chemicals to dissolve the paint but the fastest and easiest way to remove the paint is to use an infrared heat paint stripper.

Removing wood siding paint.

Cover any plants around the house with plastic sheets or a tarp. Best way to scrape paint off old paint on wood siding is first having a dried surface to work with. The more brittle easier paint can be lifted up scraped chipped away. And we ve shared step by step instructions to guide you through each stage of the process.

Painting and stripping old wood siding overview strip the old paint go to our paint stripping page we decided to strip the paint to give us the best chance of. Three common ways to strip paint from wood are heating chemical stripping or sanding. To help you decide what approach to take we ve laid out options below. Thoroughly clean the painted surface with degreasing cleaner dish soap or household cleaner and allow to dry.

You can also use a roller or. To use sandpaper or a power sander to remove paint. Silent paint remover the silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. There are a handful of different products to choose from for each of these methods.

Removing paint with heat you can also use heat to remove exterior house paint. If necessary remove any knobs hinges or other hardware from the wood being sanded. Whatever tool you use careful not gouging surface underneath. Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler.

Definitely not a do it yourself project sandblasting does remove paint but it s also very effective at removing 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. Once exterior siding thoroughly dried paint will be much easier to scrape off being much more brittle. Stir the paint stripper thoroughly with a mixing stick and pour it into a pump sprayer.

Once you ve scraped your way to the wood s surface apply mineral spirits with an old rag or paper towel and scrub off the remaining remnants of paint with steel wool. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails. 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. Start with coarse 80 grit sandpaper in a manual hand.

How to strip paint off wood siding 1. Spray the painted wood siding thoroughly using a ladder to reach high. When all the paint is gone.