Removing Paint Off Wood Siding

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

Removing paint off wood siding.

Thoroughly clean the painted surface with degreasing cleaner dish soap or household cleaner and allow to dry. When all the paint is gone. Cover any plants around the house with plastic sheets or a tarp. To help you decide what approach to take we ve laid out options below.

Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler. 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. If necessary remove any knobs hinges or other hardware from the wood being sanded. To use sandpaper or a power sander to remove paint.

Stir the paint stripper thoroughly with a mixing stick and pour it into a pump sprayer. Spray the painted wood siding thoroughly using a ladder to reach high. Three common ways to strip paint from wood are heating chemical stripping or sanding. Removing paint with heat you can also use heat to remove exterior house paint.

And we ve shared step by step instructions to guide you through each stage of the process. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails. How to strip paint off wood siding 1. 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.

Start with coarse 80 grit sandpaper in a manual hand.