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Do not start painting when temperature is below 50degrees F. Avoid painting in threatening weather conditions, just a short rain fall can ruin a fresh coat of paint.
Be aware that Solvent thinned colours and paints should not be applied over damp surfaces. This will lead to bubbles and peeling.
Before you proceed with painting ensure that you have enough paint "boxed" (several cans mixed together to give color consistency) to complete an entire section, using use a 5 gallon pail.Stir the paint thoroughly. Always mix prior to and during use.
Begin on the side of the house that will remain in the shade until you have completed that section. Direct sunlight causes too fast drying, interferes with the leveling qualities of the paint coat, and produces lapmarks and stripes, especially with latex paints. Dry bubbles will evolve with oil-based painting products, paricularly with dark colors, if the sun (or strong wind) causes the surface of the coat to dry quickly. Proceed from the top down. If you did not remove the gutters and eaves, start with painting them.Finish with the trim. Paint trim area last. Shutters can be dismanteled, painted, and re-installe when the job is finished. Coat window sash and door panels before the window frames, sills and door trim. Paint on the putty line of the window will serve to protect the puttied surface from water,try to overlap onto the glass 1/16" - 1/8" . Over-running paint can be scraped off with a razor blade to create a clean edge.
A vertical technique is appropriate for shingled surfaces. The shingles provide natural breaking points, so painting in vertical sections is the preferred option.With horizontal siding, procede from side to side beginning at the top. Reduce lapping marks by painting only a few (4-6 dependingon with) boards across the house until completed. Clapboard elevation, the first area to paint is that where two boards overlap. Untilizing the narrow side of your paint brush and push paint up under the lap. Cover as much length of board as you can possibly reach without overstretching yourself, then turn to the broader portion of the brush and coat the surface of the board. When charging your paint brush with paint. Lower the first third of the bristles into the paint and move the brush lightly side to side against the inside of the tin. Don't pull the bristles across the lip of the can; this will rob your brush of half its paint carrying load.
When applying with a paint brush, use long and smooth strokes. Oil based paint for the house should be brushed back and forth several times for an evenly distributed coat. If paint collects along the horixontal edge of the clapboard, you are using too much paint or it is not being adequately brushed out.
Latex paints do not need much brushing. These paints are fast-drying and too much brushing will leave you with brush marks. When using latex, apply paint generously, give it one or two back strokes and leave it to dry.
No matter how good you get at it: Paint will gather where the bristles meet the ferrule of the brush. To dispose of this excess, every now and again drag the back of the brush over the paint tin.
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Utilizing a paint roller