How To Paint Siding In A Mobile

Also invest in a pole to stick your roller on for high up.

How to paint siding in a mobile. Before you begin painting the walls in your manufactured home you will need to decide if you want to leave the battens up or remove them. For best results with your paint you ll want to thoroughly wash the aluminum siding on. To darken a paint color add black paint to darker colors and gray paint to lighter colors. Taking them down and filling in the seams is a cumbersome job but the finished job will look great much more like the standard walls in stick built homes.

Evenly coat the entire surface taking care not to apply too much paint in any one section. Clean you must clean the white powdery stuff that old metal siding gets oxidation is the scientific term. It will take a very long time to paint the whole exterior with a brush but the choice is yours. You will also need a roller tray.

Now that you have a clean canvas look for any missing screw s rust damage and a powdery layer. Find your groove using the paint can trigger. If your siding is horizontal paint left to right. How to paint aluminum siding on a mobile home prep by washing away the grime.

Check the label to be sure it s recommended for metal siding. If vertical paint up to down. Work from the top down to eliminate dripping paint from ruining your hard work. Buy all the paint at once you need to buy all the paint you will need at one time.

To lighten a paint color add white paint as needed until the desired color is reached. Paint in long even strokes making sure not to overdo it. Learn from my lesson and just. Expect to pay the premium for good paint.

Get a thinner nap for smoother surfaces and a thicker nap for rougher ones. Many hardware and home improvement stores offer paint mixing services. Apply your chosen paint with a roller or even a paint sprayer saving brushwork for corners and edges. Pour thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket.