Painting - Painting Grooved Siding

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shack
07-03-05, 06:00 PM
I have applied "SmartSide" Panel Siding on an 8 x 8 shed. The siding has 1/2" wide grooves 8" on center running vertically. I am planning on painting the siding using a roller. Do you have any recommendations on how to paint inside the grooves (other than by hand with a brush!)? Thanks!!!

-David

prowallguy
07-03-05, 10:52 PM
Use a large nap, 1 1/4" or bigger, and roll it fast to keep it fluffed up.

Or, you could buy one of these (http://minutetools.com/index.html) to hit the grooves first, then come back and roll the facings.
marksr
07-04-05, 04:27 PM
As PWG said use a long nap roller cover. I always slop the paint on the panels making sure everything is covered and then lightly reroll [before it sets up] everything to make it look nice.