About Siding

david t asked:


this house was built in 1989. all of the cedar siding was back primed with oil based primer.with the smooth side on the outside it recieved a coat of latex prmer and one coat of latex semigloss applied with an airless sprayer. after 4 yrs the paint started to bubble and peel up in largte sheets.lots of .had trhe house painted again using the standard method of scrapping,vinyl spackling, sanding, priming with kilkz and airless spraying. 3yrs later, same thing only much more paint peeling and blistering-you can pull the paint off in strip sheets. finaly ended up experimenting on one garage wall(successfully) using course wirewheel removal of old paint,then automotive bondo over the bad areas and auto satin enamel final coat. what should i do about the other walls? i really cant afford to reside them. rubberized paint? some kind of paint bonding agent?

Clifford

Yolani asked:


I got an estimate from a painting company to re-stain my cedar-sided house. He wants to power wash first. Is that good for the cedar? I thought the wood might absorb the water and then the stain won’t adhere as well. What is anybody’s thoughts on this?

Florence