Prepping Asbestos Siding For Paint

We apply a soap mildew killer under very low pressure and allow it dwell on the substrate for aprox 10 to 20.

Prepping asbestos siding for paint.

Be sure to use both a primer and top coat that are recommended for use on cleaned fiber cement siding as recommended by the manfacturer of both the siding and the paint. You ll need to consult an asbestos expert to discuss removal and disposal. Not all latex paint is 100 acrylic so read the labels. It is hard to top.

Apply a coat of primer to the newly cleaned siding. The primer creates an adhesive surface for the paint and helps seal the color of the old paint. Congratulations asbestos cement siding is durable holds paint exceptionally well and is fire proof. Use tsp with both if you can get it in your area.

This means that you ll have to take some extra time cleaning and prepping the siding before painting and rely instead on a garden hose sponges and good old fashioned elbow grease. Use a long handled brush and detergent. Use bleach for stuff that is growing green. Then be sure that the siding is dry before applying either primer or paint.

Pressure washers are over rated. Here at top coat painters we dial down the pressure and use a 4 step process. Allow the primer to dry completely. When it comes to applying a long lasting coat of paint start with a 100 acrylic exterior latex primer followed by 100 exterior latex paint.

We do a final rinse again. We rinse with plain water to pre wet the surface and remove very loose dirt. If you do power wash use as gentle a touch as possible and quit if you find that you re knocking pieces of siding off.