Now the good news is that you can repaint aluminum siding debbie.
How to remove peeling paint from aluminum siding.
And the single best way to paint that aluminum siding is not with a brush not with a roller but leslie.
The question is why would you need to remove it if it s holding fast to the surface i m assuming it s peeling in places.
Use a primer over bare wood.
Aluminum soffit and fascia require a different treatment because they are nonporous and will be exposed to harsh weather conditions.
Use your pressure washer to peel the paint off the aluminum siding.
You are going to do this with the electric sander.
You will get most of the paint off in this way.
Honestly this stuff is incredible.
And the part of the house that s cedar siding where the paint was applied is now peeling and this is the second time it s peeling.
The washer should use a pressure of around 300 pi for the maximum effect.
But you do have to strip the oldest stuff off first because you ve got to have a good base to adhere to.
Put your sandpaper on the sander.
This should take off bits and pieces of the paint or an entire coat.
If you have a small place to sand you can use a hand sander but if it is a large area we recommend an electric sander.
The water repellent might stabilize them enough so that they hold paint longer.
Replace peeling paint flat sawn boards with boards that have vertical grain or sand all the paint off and coat them with a paintable water repellent before priming and repainting.
Yes we have cedar siding on our house and the house was built in 1994.
Move the washer back and forth covering the entire area.
Remove peeling paint as much as you can with steel wool or sandpaper.
With low vocs this water based binding primer is three times thicker than regular primers and locks down and hides peeling weathered surfaces to create a smooth white finish for your top coat.
Step 1 you will need to sand off the old peeling paint.