Painting - Prep'ing Oxidised Cladding before Painting

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Smiddi
03-31-05, 05:29 PM
The exterior of my house has cladding that has oxidised.
How do I know? - when I wipe my finger over the cladding there is cladding colour on my finger. I *think* it a coated alluminum cladding that I guess is about 20yrs old.

I have applied sugar-soap and this has cleaned the cladding very good, but the oxidiation is still there.


What is the best way to Prep the surface before painting?


Thanx in advance
Smiddi
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joneq
03-31-05, 08:19 PM
It is tough to get the oxidation completely off. This is a great product.

http://www.floodco.com/Products/eb.cfm
marksr
04-01-05, 07:56 AM
Clean the surface as well as you can. I assume what you call oxidation I know as chaulk. Oil primer will bind this up or add Flood's emulsabond to latex. It is very important to remove or neutralize chaulk or the paint won't adhere well.