Exterior

PAINTING VINYL SIDING

Vinyl Siding can be painted, but the end result is usually a  disaster that could force you to re-side the house. Painting vinyl siding is not recommended.

As the temperature changes vinyl siding expands and contracts, the panels expand with heat - getting longer and and contract as it gets colder - becoming shorter. This movement means that sometimes there is more and sometimes less overlap between the pieces.

 Unfortunately, you will not be able to paint the siding and still allow for this movement. 

This means that (depending on the temperature outside), sections of the siding (under the overlap) that could not be painted will  appear, showing the unpainted color.

There are new paints that are designed to stick to vinyl......
           Bottom line, they are a good idea ......  just don't do it!

Removing latex paint from vinyl siding.
Small splashes can be scraped off, often using a fingernail.
Large splashes can often be removed using a power washer.
Non abrasive detergent cleaners like TSP can be of help.

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