How To Paint Extremely Deep Grooves In Siding

They consist of a layer of cedar mounted to either plywood or a fiber board and are attached in panel form.

How to paint extremely deep grooves in siding.

Mix 1 cup 240 ml of chlorine bleach with 1 cup 240 ml of trisodium phosphate tsp and 1 gallon 3 78 liters of water. Fill the paint sprayer with paint. Best results for me are to use a brush on the grooves doing two or three groves at a time then use the roller on the flat areas to not waste the paint on the sides. If you have a lot of siding.

A 3 8 roller is ok for sheetrock but for t 111 siding a heavier nap like 3 4 is more appropriate. Start at the top of the siding and brush from one side of the house all the way across to the other. Be sure to wear gloves while doing this. The siding you show is known as striated cedar shakes.

Spraying frequently fails to fill small cracks and grooves on its own back rolling and back brushing help fill these spaces and creates a smoother finish. 5 soak an abrasive sponge in the solution and scrub the siding. Hold the spray gun approximately 1 foot from the surface. As soon as you ve sprayed the paint use a paint roller or brush back brushing to work the paint into the siding.

Spray a coat of paint onto the surface using even side to side sweeps and overlapping strokes. I want the paint to look uniform and nice. Next brush the faces of the siding boards and smooth out the paint. Paint the wall with the roller starting at the top and working your way down the wall.

Begin by painting a sharp line between the top lap board and the soffit as far as you can reach. Then coat the lap joints between the remaining boards in the run. Use an adequate amount of paint as proper coverage is crucial. Runs will form around the grooves of the t 111.

Received 1 vote on 1 post you can sand the striations out of the wood. I can live without the grooves on the cedar.