Exterior Paint Strip

karlitob

Hi all,

Would appreciate some advice on painting the exterior of my house.

There are only two coats on the house (and shed)
- top layer is emulsion
- bottom layer I can't tell. Could be emulsion, or even a gloss in parts or a lime wash)

Its flaking a needs to be stripped right back - I want to prep the walls as well as I can and get it right the first time. I know paint removal is a very hard job that takes time but I need some help on what I should do now. I've tried
- scraping
- power washing
- chiselling
- heat gun
- wire brush
- wire brush on an angle grinder

I haven't tried chemical paint strippers but from what I've read there are lots out there such as
- http://www.ptarmigan.ie/html/sea2sky.html
- http://www.stripperspaintremovers.co.uk

So should I use a chemical stripper and if so, what one.


Thank

Sleeper12

You only remove loose and flaking paint. If the rest is sound then you leave it alone. Wire brush and scraper are perfect for the job.

karlitob

Sleeper12 wrote: »

You only remove loose and flaking paint. If the rest is sound then you leave it alone. Wire brush and scraper are perfect for the job.

Thanks - that's the thing. It's all loose and flaky.

michael999999

karlitob wrote: »

Thanks - that's the thing. It's all loose and flaky.

Get it all back to a sound surface (power wash/scrape) and give it a coat of stabilising primer.

karlitob

michael999999 wrote: »

Get it all back to a sound surface (power wash/scrape) and give it a coat of stabilising primer.

Yeah, thanks. Thats actually my question. I've used all the above scraping techniques - can anyone advise on chemical strippers.

michael999999

karlitob wrote: »

Yeah, thanks. Thats actually my question. I've used all the above scraping techniques - can anyone advise on chemical strippers.

Is the plaster under it crumbling aswell?

karlitob

michael999999 wrote: »

Is the plaster under it crumbling aswell?

One or two places are but not in general.

sky6

I think you also have Damp issues which will mean the problems will come back over and over. You could get it sand blasted which will clean everything off. Then fix the roof issues which is causing the Damp before giving a coat of stabilizer and repainting.

karlitob

sky6 wrote: »

I think you also have Damp issues which will mean the problems will come back over and over. You could get it sand blasted which will clean everything off. Then fix the roof issues which is causing the Damp before giving a coat of stabilizer and repainting.

Do you reckon I have damp issues? Where? Why do you think that?

Thanks.

dodzy

karlitob wrote: »

Do you reckon I have damp issues? Where? Why do you think that?

Thanks.

Don't think its damp. Another +1 for a scraper, wire brush and most importantly, Stabilizing primer. It's bloody great stuff