My aluminum siding is badly in need of paint. What to do?
The aluminum siding on my house is badly in need of paint. Should I have it repainted at 30+ years old. It's still in decent shape but is it too old to repaint?
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If the aluminium is still in good shape you can paint it. This article might be useful - https://urbanandgrey.co.uk/aluminium/repaint-aluminium-doors-windows/
If it's in good shape, then I'd say paint it. I repainted an all aluminum camper that was more than 30 years old. Aluminum is tricky and needs a lot of prep. The cliff notes are this: 1) wash 2) remove any loose paint and other surface items 3) sand 3) prime any bare metal with ALUMINUM primer 4) wash thoroughly with tsp and rinse 5) paint with an 100% acrylic direct to metal paint. We used an HVLP.
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! YOU CANNOT USE LATEX PAINT ON ALUMINUM!
It reacts to latex and will bubble and peel off
It's a huge pleasure, best of luck I'm sure it will look amazing