Paint the entire outside of your home is a big job. But your home may not need to complete a painting. You can improve the appearance of your home and prolong the duration of painting for many years with regular maintenance and some quick repairs. If you decide to paint only entry - the more worn by time - or one or two dependencies, the overall process is the same paint throughout the house.

You need to clean and prepare the surface, decide what kind of paint to use and apply the paint. The best time of year to paint is in late spring or early fall, on a dry day and not too sunny. Temperatures below 4 º C and a day of strong sun can damage the paint. Inspect the entire house before painting and solve problems to prevent the causes of possible damage to the painting.

We'll talk about the fundamentals of painting the outside of the house in this article, starting with this first section on how to deal with various problems of painting.

When paint peels

Normally the paint peeling on the wood moist. This can also be the result of moisture that comes out of the house. If you can not control humidity with hoods, use latex-based latex paint. The latex eliminates the possibility of wet paint.

Another reason may be a dirty surface or glossy. To solve the problem, all pieces of loose paint should be scraped with a wire brush and the surface must be sanded to smooth irregular parts. Seats discovered should be prepared before painting.

Appearance of alligator skin

This problem seems exactly what the name suggests: the hide of an alligator. Paint shrinks in individual islands, showing the anterior surface, usually caused because the top cover is not adhering to the paint that is underneath. Perhaps the inks are not compatible or the second layer was applied before the first was dry. To get rid of the problem, scrape the old paint, sand, prepare and paint the surface again.

Blisters

Painting that raises the surface and forms bubbles usually occur due to moisture or improper painting. To correct the problem, first scrape the bubbles. If you can see dry wood behind the bubbles, the problem is caused by moisture. Already if you find ink behind the bubbles, then a bubble is soluble and is probably caused by painting with an oil paint based or acid anhydride in hot weather. The heat forms a film on the painting and holds the solvent in a bubble.

Wrinkle

New paint can drip and form a series of folds and wrinkles of the skin. This occurs when the ink used is very thick and forms a film on the bottom that is still liquid. This can also happen if you paint on a cold day. The cold surface beneath the paint takes to dry. To paint again, make sure that the new paint has the proper consistency and make sure to spread it while applying. Before doing this you will need to sand the wrinkled area and may completely remove the paint.

Fading

There is paint that is a dusty surface. Some oil based paints or acid anhydride "fade" when it rains. When this happens, a very thin layer of powder is removed, automatically cleaning the surface. In most cases, this is a desirable effect. But if structures, sidewalks and shrubs become stained, fading is occurring in excess.

This is probably due to paint on very porous surfaces that absorbed much of the staff members of the ink. A chemical imbalance in a lower quality paint, can also be the cause of a fading in excess. The best solution is to thoroughly wash surfaces faded and paint them with a paint that does not fade.

Mold

This mold growth appears where the humidity and lack of sunshine prevail. And if we paint over it, is likely to appear through the new paint. Use a fungicide with chlorine-based bleach or a commercial substance plots to kill fungi before repainting.

Depressions

Use a paint roller incorrectly (with a lot of ink on the roller) can create a wavy surface, irregular. To correct it after the ink is dry, sand and repaint the surface, smoothing out the new cover a little thicker.

Ink does not dry

This is perhaps the main reason to buy good quality paint. Viscosity is an indication of prolonged low-quality ink. If you apply paint thickly or low quality for high humidity, it gets sticky for a long period. Good ink, instead, dries quickly.

You think you're ready to begin? In the next section we will see on the preparation work you need to do before starting to paint outside