Painting - Sequence when power washing?
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Jabare
09-28-08, 06:24 PM
Hi folks;
This may be a pretty simple question, but I am painting a lap-sided house. The plan is scrape/sand, power wash, caulk, primer, top coat, beer.
Some of the posts seem to suggest powerwashing before the scrape/sand step. On one hand, it would be better not to gum up the sandpaper with dirt, but my thought was to get wash after to be sure to remove the powerdry dust created by the sanding step.
Is there a preferred way to do it?
Thanks!!
This may be a pretty simple question, but I am painting a lap-sided house. The plan is scrape/sand, power wash, caulk, primer, top coat, beer.
Some of the posts seem to suggest powerwashing before the scrape/sand step. On one hand, it would be better not to gum up the sandpaper with dirt, but my thought was to get wash after to be sure to remove the powerdry dust created by the sanding step.
Is there a preferred way to do it?
Thanks!!
marksr
09-29-08, 05:55 AM
Welcome to the forums!
Pressure washing before scraping = less scraping. If you PW after scraping, you will find a few more areas that will need scraping - The PW will loosen some paint that you thought was adhered tightly.
It is always best to caulk after the primer. The primer will keep the raw wood from drying out the caulking making it less flexable.
Pressure washing before scraping = less scraping. If you PW after scraping, you will find a few more areas that will need scraping - The PW will loosen some paint that you thought was adhered tightly.
It is always best to caulk after the primer. The primer will keep the raw wood from drying out the caulking making it less flexable.