How To Paint Slate Siding

There really is no right paint when painting asbestos siding as it doesn t require anything out of the ordinary.

How to paint slate siding.

Steps for painting aluminum siding 1. Use a bleach water solution about 50 50 after wetting the house spray the bleach solution on the siding with a pump up garden sprayer let set but rinse before it dries. Be sure to protect plants from the bleach. Picking the right paint for asbestos siding.

Coat the tile with a thin layer of painter s caulk. Then paint with two coats of acrylic paint. You surface area of your exterior will be more than 1 000 sq ft unless it is a tiny house. What is that slate siding on my house.

I was chatting with a house painting contractor recently who had an interesting question. Wear safety goggles if you are using a water blaster. Do not sand or saw the asbestos shingles to prevent particles from entering the air you breathe. In this video toh expert shares his tips and demonstrates how you clean and prepare the surface for painting.

Inspect the siding for mildew powdery paint pigment and mildew. Pick the right paint. Evenly coat the entire surface taking care not to apply too much paint in any one section. Even if some did the vinyl would eventually crack and.

I ve been asked to give a bid on painting a house with asbestos shingle siding probably from the late 40 s or early 50 s and a number of shingles are cracked or broken. Squeeze the painter s caulk around the tile s surface and spread it around with your fingers until you achieve a thin even coating. Are you sure it is slate. Rub siding with cloth to check for powdery paint pigment and mildew.

In the past painting vinyl siding wasn t possible because the paint wouldn t fully adhere to the siding. If they do it s typically outside in open air which minimizes the risk even further. Repeat the painting process until you have two complete coats of oil based paint on the siding. Siding is by nature very durable and it s difficult for fibers to become airborne.

Apply your chosen paint with a roller or even a paint sprayer saving brushwork for corners and edges. Painter s caulk helps the primer and paint adhere better to the slate surface.