The key to painting aluminum siding is preparation and priming.
Painting over old aluminum siding.
Once everything is clean and dry you re ready to apply your primer.
Steps for painting aluminum siding.
Check the label to be sure it s recommended for metal siding.
If you need to paint aluminum siding choose a day when the weather is at least 50 f 10 c and dry since moisture from rain or dew will ruin a new paint job.
Expect to pay the premium for good paint.
The best way to get this siding clean is to power wash it.
All of the chalkiness must be washed and scrubbed off and any flaking paint removed.
In a nutshell you need to start with a clean palette.
Before you paint aluminum siding clean the surface thoroughly and prime the siding with one coat of acrylic primer.
Then paint with two coats of acrylic paint.
In this video toh expert shares his tips and demonstrates how you clean and prepare the surface for painting.
There s still more preparation to address before painting aluminum siding.
Coat your roller in primer and roll quickly and evenly along the panel of siding then roll backward in the opposite direction.