7 Professional Vinyl Siding Painting Tips in Denver Metro, CO

There are many kinds of exteriors that you’re going to be able to find in your home, ranging from wood paneling to brick to even vinyl siding.

As vinyl siding exploded in popularity due to how easy it is to apply, people sometimes find themselves wondering how they can also keep it looking good via a semi-regular painting.

Let’s now look at and consider seven professional vinyl siding painting tips in Denver Metro, CO.

1. Wait For Proper Weather

The first thing you should know about painting the exterior of your vinyl-sided house is that you have to wait for the weather to be just right before you start the painting process.

This means that the weather should not be too warm that the paint would dry too quickly (which leads to painting problems) and it also should be not too cold (same!).

Rather, it should be a good ‘in between’ temperature that will allow the paint to dry at a good pace — and in any case, you should not paint while it is raining or if it has just rained (more on dry surfaces in a bit!).

2. Clean It Well

A well-painted home exterior starts with one that is clean, and this means that you have to take the time to clean your home exterior and checking to make sure that you get rid of all of the mold and mildew, and other grime that may stick to your home exterior.

Though some may want to skip this entirely and just try to paint over the problem areas, you can rest assured that this is not going to benefit you ultimately – you’re going to have a dirty house that has paint on top.

3. Allow Time To Dry

The surface of your home has to be fully dry after you clean it – water and the primer that you’re going to apply to the home surface do not get along well, to say the least.

If you’ve ever seen the exterior of a home that has bubbles all over the paintwork, one way that this comes about is from not allowing surfaces to dry.

4. Primer Before You Paint

Before you apply the first coat of paint, you’re going to want to apply a coat of primer – it’s not really as much of an optional thing as some may suggest.

This is because the paint will adhere to a surface with primer much better than one without primer — primer is quite adhesive and keeps it adhered for a longer period of time.

5. Allow Primer To Dry As Well

You’re going to need to allow the primer to dry just the same way that you would allow the surface of your home to dry after cleaning.

Here too if you don’t allow the primer to dry there will be problems, just that there will be somewhat different problems – you can find yourself getting a primer on your brush coming off as you’re trying to apply the first coat of paint.

It bears mentioning that you are going to have to allow the first coat of paint to dry before you paint the second coat of paint if it turns out a second coat is even necessary.

6. Protect Areas Where You Are Painting

When you’re painting the exterior of your home you have to make sure to protect the ground near where you are painting.

Doing so ensures that you don’t find yourself with paint or primer or the like dripping down onto your yard.

7. Sometimes A Second Coat Is Needed

Lastly, you should know that it may be necessary to apply a second coat of paint to the exterior of your home if the first coat doesn’t cut it, so to speak.

You will know when the first coat has dried if a second coat will be necessary.

Don’t settle for just any painter when you can get the attention to detail and professionalism from Imhoff Fine Residential Painting in Denver Metro, CO. Call us today to speak with one of our professional color consultants.

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