How To Remove Paint From Metal Siding

A ladder standoff helps for windows.

How to remove paint from metal siding. Use an abrasive pad or a sponge that has a rough side to it and scrub away and when you are done rinse the area thoroughly. Put your sandpaper on the sander. Step 1 you will need to sand off the old peeling paint. Remove the peeling paint from the siding with a plastic putty knife.

And then what you would do is according to the directions you would rub on this clay and that should do a great job of getting off the spray paint from the steel. Rub a generous coat of the soyclean paint stripper on the aluminum siding. If you are sanding on wood be prepared to lose a little bit of the wood while sanding. A wire brush can remove accidental paint marks form stone and masonry.

Another option is to use a pressure washer. If you ve ever tried a detailing clay that you can get at an autobody shop or like any sort of car shop you can get it one of them is called meguiar s quik clay. Removing paint from smooth wood metal and concrete. You are going to do this with the electric sander.

We chose a grayish beige called stone manor specifying a satin finish for the metal siding and white with a gloss finish for the trim. Then use a regular hose to remove the paint and stripper from the aluminum siding. There are several out there. Often times before i move on to chemical based paint removal i like trying to remove it with scraping or sanding.

Hold it over an area for 20 to 30 seconds give it a quick scrape and all the paint layers come off down to the bare wood. You will get most of the paint off in this way. A random orbital sander hooked up to a shop vac is great at keeping the dust to an absolute minimum while aggressively removing paint. I prefer dust to fumes.

Take the razor blade to any remaining paint left on the aluminum siding. Silent paint remover the silent paint remover heats to a maximum temperature of only 500 f well below wood s immolation point. The tsp and the bleach will help break down the paint though you should never touch either with your bare hands and always wear gloves. Scrape away the loose paint until you come to a section where the paint remains adhered to the siding.

Matches your paint color. A razor blade can remove the rest of the paint if the last two steps do not complete the job.