Painting - nail head preparation prior to painting

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cweaver73
07-07-03, 10:12 AM
I have primed my pine 6" clapboards prior to installing. Now that I have nailed them up, what should I do with the nail heads?

set and fill them? Spot prime over the heads only? or will two coats of finish house paint do the trick? I used galvanised siding nails (Maize (sp?) is the brand name)

Thanks for any help

chfite
07-07-03, 04:45 PM
I would set and fill the nailheads. Then prime and paint. That should do it.

Hope this helps.
cweaver73
07-08-03, 09:49 AM
Thanks for your recommendation.

What a lot of work to side and paint it right. do contractors normally do this type of laborious (read expensive) work? pre-prime, set nails, re-prime, finish coats? I guess this is the advantage of DIY!!

chfite
07-08-03, 10:45 AM
I haven't seen any evidence that many contractors are so thorough.
bungalow jeff
07-08-03, 11:10 AM
A full-time house painter may do it, but would probably only spot prime problem areas.