Exterior Painting

Our approach with an exterior painting project is to optimize protection and lastability while providing the best looking results possible. We achieve this with experienced color coordination and an adherance to proper painting principles. After you,the customer, has chosen a or color combo, (if change is desired), then we are ready to begin.

Step 1

The first step is to remove anything interfering with proper paint adhesion such as mold, mildew, dirt, and wet wood due to leaks from problem areas in need of repair. When wet wood repairs are complete we then apply a bleach solution to mold and mildew then clean it off by scrubbing or by doing a complete power wash depending on the severity of the problem. Step 2 Our next step is to repair or restore windows that have have glazing failure. We carfully remove loose glazing putty, apply linseed oil, and and replace with new glazing compound.

Step 3

Next we remove failing paint. This may be as minor as a little scraping here or there or a full restoration which may include major paint stripping but usually something inbetween, depending upon how neglected the the previous paint film is.

Step 4

After we scrape(or strip), we thoroughly sand all surfaces to be painted, concentrating more on the scraped areas.

Step 5

Next is priming, If there is little or no paint failure. After sanding we apply a high bonding latex acrylic primer. If major scraping was involved we prime all exposed wood and brush window glaze with an oil primer and the remaining surfaces with an acrylic primer.

Step 6

The next step is to eliminate stains caused by tannins, knots, rust, etc., that bleed through the first coat of primer by applying a stain killing primer. In some cases it is necessary to apply a full coat of stain killing primer to certain areas such as unpainted shingles or knotty pine.

Step 7

Next we fill holes as neccesary, and caulk cracks and seams where needed.

Step 8

Time to paint! We may do some minor fine sanding here or there to smooth out rough surfaces, then we apply one, or sometime two coats of finish paint to assure color coverage and finish and to maximize elasticity and durability.