Removing Old Paint From Wood Siding

This is a great technique if you want to avoid sanding after scraping paint or you don t want to use chemicals.

Removing old paint from wood siding.

Be sure to remove any caulk where the siding overlaps as old houses need to breathe. To use sandpaper or a power sander to remove paint. You can also use a roller or. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails.

Start with coarse 80 grit sandpaper in a manual hand. Mix a solution of 80 percent boiled linseed oil and 20 percent mineral spirits and paint it on the siding with a paintbrush. 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. Cover any plants around the house with plastic sheets or a tarp.

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. The more brittle easier paint can be lifted up scraped chipped away. The silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. Once exterior siding thoroughly dried paint will be much easier to scrape off being much more brittle.

Thoroughly clean the painted surface with degreasing cleaner dish soap or household cleaner and allow to dry. Let it sit overnight then heat the wood with the infrared removal tool. Best way to scrape paint off old paint on wood siding is first having a dried surface to work with. Stir the paint stripper thoroughly with a mixing stick and pour it into a pump sprayer.

Removing paint with heat. How to strip paint off wood siding 1. If necessary remove any knobs hinges or other hardware from the wood being sanded. It s lightning fast said clark.

Spray the painted wood siding thoroughly using a ladder to reach high.