Before choosing their approach they considered several methods detailed in the following slides.
How to remove paint wood siding.
The moisture enters the wood siding from the unpainted side gets absorbed and then dries.
Wood siding can provide old fashioned charm to your home but old paint can cause it to look run down and neglected.
Use a paint scraper putty knife or specialty scraper to remove the softened paint being careful to not gouge the wood.
Sometimes it has a base color in it to make it easier to cover over the old color and the prepare for the.
If however you don t plan on repainting the object but prefer instead to show off the wood grain underneath or stain it at most then you re going to have to remove every last drop of old paint.
This causes repeated swelling and shrinking of the wood which makes the paint pull away from the wood surface leaving it cracked and peeling.
A fresh coat of paint can protect the wood and freshen the house s appearance.
This is normally painted on with a paint brush.
Prime the wood siding with a wood primer.