Can it be painted yes, how long will it hold up is the question. If it's just the color your wanting to change it would be far better to remove it and replace it. Sherwin Williams Duration is the paint I would use after pressure washing. Anyway it's way to cold up there to worry about painting anything outside now.
joecaption
Posts: 11233 | Location: Halieford VA | Registered: Jan 31, 2004
The hard part of a siding job is installing all the trim pieces. If all the trim can be left on then the siding can be removed and replaced with very simple tools. A few rules, if it's cold out (below 45 deg.) do not try this job. The siding will shatter. If it's below 60 deg. the siding has shrunk and will need to be cut to shoter to be able to expand when it gets warm. A 3/8" gap on the ends should be ok. Never nail the siding tight to the wall. Always nail in the middle of the nailing slot, so the siding can move.
joecaption
Posts: 11233 | Location: Halieford VA | Registered: Jan 31, 2004
When we moved into our house, 17 years ago, the siding looked new but the builder used the wrong nails in a few places resulting in rust spots/in some places it looked like a rust water fall--we did not have the $ to replace--we washed it, and painted with a good brush with Benjamin Moore Paint--we did white--17 years later it looks like new--even power washed many times--never repainted--we live in West Virginia and get many temp/snow/ice/high humidity changes...the paint cost under 100, 1-2 day job--but make sure you do this when you will not have rain for many days,not humid--we have used this paint many times Melissa In WV
This question raises some interesting issues for concerns I have as well.
Would the same caveats and reservations apply to painting aluminum siding? The siding is somewhat faded and I had planned to just have it power washed before listing the house for sale, but began considering painting after seeing the improvement to a neighbor's house.
She had her aluminum siding spray painted; it really looks good. However....(a) I noticed the painter just sprayed right over bare wood and didn't prime, and (b) I'm now wondering how long a painted aluminum siding job will last, after reading the comments to the original question here.
This would be a project contemplated for May or June of next year.
Residing or siding over isn't an option because of the cost.
We repainted our church, which has a mixture of vinyl and aluminum siding. It looks great, and now everything is the same color. How long it will last is a question unanswered, as it has only been a year? It appears to be very well bonded to the surface, and I am not expecting to have to paint it again for a long time.
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