Scraping Wood Siding

We used the paintable wolmans woodlife classic clear wood preservative.

Scraping wood siding.

If the wood was paint free. Known as a 5 in 1 tool 8 in 1 tool 14 in 1 tool and several other permutations this tool has great utility not just for scraping paint but for many forms of home improvement work. In this video i will show you one of the quickest ways to scrape old paint off of the outside of your house. Here are the step by step procedures in striping original wood siding on an historic house as discussed in our painting and stripping old wood siding overview page.

Using best ways to scrape paint off old paint on wood siding making this preparation step as easy as possible. This allow moisture to evaporate and not get trapped in the shingle. For tough areas scrape lightly several times rather than trying to scrape heaily once. Pull out loose nails and renail using stainless steel siding nails.

Work a paint scraper from every direction keeping the blade flat against the wood so you don t create gouge marks. Houses painted before 1978 may have paint that contains lead according to the centers for disease control cdc lead paint should be removed by contractors who are certified by the epa. To penetrate and remove the 10 layers of paint on the siding and trim at the winchester project painting contractor jim clark shown here and his crew used a newly developed non caustic stripper that breaks the bond between paint and wood. Apply an epoxy consolidant to soft wood and coat the rest with a wood preservative.

If that does not sound feasible then consider a fiber cement shingle. Work your scraper from the top of each shingle toward the bottom in steady even strokes with the grain of the wood. Like going to the dentist getting a tooth pulled or waiting in line at the dmv. Get all the loose paint off.

Fill any dents and holes with either a wood or epoxy filler. This is the case for our siding and is why it has held up. Hold both blades of the scraper against the wood firmly but don t press so hard that it gouges. Paint scraping is a very manual labored task but well worth your efforts many years to come.

This along with pre dipping them priming the cuts and regular maintenance will extend the life. You can use this tool for spreading wood filler chiseling opening paint cans cleaning rollers and more. Before sanding scrape loose and flaking paint from the siding. Stripping old wood siding step by step.

Obviously a sharp scraper is the best. Then scrape in the direction of the grain to avoid tearing the wood fibers and creating an unstable surface for your primer. You can buy hardened steel scrapers photo 1 or for about twice the price you can buy carbide scrapers photo 2 good quality scrapers all have replaceable blades. Wood siding from 1861 is amazingly hard.