How To Paint Your Home's Exterior
Painting Step-By-Step:
- Paint in the following order: gables, main siding, windows, siding trim, doors.
- When painting siding, always paint from the top down, and paint next to the trim first, creating a border about two to three inches from the edge of the trim. Then begin painting the rest of the siding, remembering to paint under the edge.
- Paint in small sections of three to four clapboards and a few feet at a time, applying a fresh brush full of paint to unpainted areas and working back into the areas you've already done. Be sure to paint in the direction of the siding.
How to Fix Alligatoring, or Cracked Exterior Paint:
- Fix by pressure-wash or clean surface. Sand and scrape away loose paint.