fascia board painting.

cosmowillie53

I want to paint some old fascia boards and want to know how to prepare them properly. At the moment they have several layers of dark brownish paint. I want to paint them white.
Whats the best way to go about this job to get a good finish.

Thanks

ART6

Facing the same problem, I fitted plastic fascia over the old boards. More expensive than painting, but much less effort and a permanent job -- no more painting ever!

cosmowillie53

Did you fit the plastic yourself and was it expensive. I only have a smallish bit to do ..approx 40 feet.

DublinDIYguy

cosmowillie53 wrote: »

I want to paint some old fascia boards and want to know how to prepare them properly. At the moment they have several layers of dark brownish paint. I want to paint them white.
Whats the best way to go about this job to get a good finish.

Thanks

Coat of undercoat,
Fill any holes or cracks, isopon available from halfords is a really tough filler, i'd use that..
Another coat of undercoat,
A coat of gloss (johnsons ultra gloss) or exterior satin (santex) to give a nice finish..
Prob spend less than €80 on materials,
And 3 x 2hr (app) doing the work
The isopon dries in minutes but try not put it on heavy as its very hard to sand down..
Mix a little bit of white spirit with your paint each time to make it easier to use..

ART6

cosmowillie53 wrote: »

Did you fit the plastic yourself and was it expensive. I only have a smallish bit to do ..approx 40 feet.

It's easy to fit, it helps to have two people as it's a bit floppy, although I did my whole hose with it by myself without any particular problems. It comes in 5 metre lengths (approx 16 feet), so you would need 2.5 lengths and would have to buy three. I paid about €20 per length including VAT from a builders providers. Fixing it is simply a case of nailing it to the existing fascia with galvanised nails - I drove the heads just below the surface and filled with white silicone sealant. While I was doing it I also fitted white plastic soffit to make a tidy job.

It's easy to cut with a wood saw and is a permanent fix -- no more painting, thanks be to God! If you want to see what it looks like, look at http://www.build4less.ie

They aren't the cheapest, but it shows what it's like.

cosmowillie53

Thanks for reply.
As the old paint is very dark will I use white undercoat or some other colour.

DublinDIYguy

cosmowillie53 wrote: »

Thanks for reply.
As the old paint is very dark will I use white undercoat or some other colour.

Yeah, white undercoat if you want to finish it white too.. After 2 coats of undercoat it should be totally white, you needn't mix in any white spirit for the 2nd undercoat unless you find its hard to spread..

Davy

ART6 wrote: »

Facing the same problem, I fitted plastic fascia over the old boards. More expensive than painting, but much less effort and a permanent job -- no more painting ever!

Plenty of people do this when the timber is bad, it gets worse quicker after being covered, then falls off and takes the the pvc with it so replace any of the rotting timber first.