How to Paint Wooden Siding

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  Removing all paint is essential and results in a smooth working surface.peeling paint image by Allen Penton from Fotolia.com
  
  Strip any old paint that remains using an infrared paint stripper and heat gun.
  
  
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  Holes in the wood must be carefully preserved.Through the fence image by Lee Mann from Fotolia.com
  
  Remove caulk between boards and that caulk that may have been used to plug holes in the wood and replug the holes using a polyurethane glue.
  
  
• 3). Scrape off the residual paint using a high-quality carbide blade triangular scraper.
  
  
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  Stainless steel siding nails can be purchased at your local hardware store.nail image by AGphotographer from Fotolia.com
  
  Remove and replace any damaged boards, and nail any loose boards using stainless steel siding nails. Then sand all boards.
  
  
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  Carefully prepare all imperfections before continuing.Knot Hole Wood image by Allyson Ricketts from Fotolia.com
  
  Use an exterior wood filler to patch any surface holes and a wood dough to patch very small holes or cracks. Then sand again.
  
  
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  Sand all surfaces until smoothSchleifmaschine image by Volker Gerstenberg from Fotolia.com
  
  Use an epoxy filler to cover all holes and then do a final sanding, using 60 grit cloth-backed sandpaper.
  
  
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  Stop the decay of the existing nail heads.gray wood image by robert mobley from Fotolia.com
  
  Prime nail heads if rusty with a rust primer or rust converter.
  
  
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  A coat now, preserves later.paint brush image by Vladislav Gajic from Fotolia.com
  
  Apply a wood preservative on any surface not previous coated by liquid epoxy.
  
  
• 9). Caulk any cracks that may be present after the wood preserver has dried.
  
  
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  Prime to protect.brush in paint image by Vladislav Gajic from Fotolia.com
  
  Apply a one-coat primer. Allow to dry and then apply two coats of an acrylic latex paint in the color of your choice.