Paint Trim Or Siding First

In most cases you will want to paint the siding on your house first and then paint the trim.

Paint trim or siding first.

Also for the more delicate steps like edging you can take your time and paint accurately without the need for all the sticky green painters tape. If you paint the trim first you run the risk of the wall color splattering and having to touch it up again. After the siding is dry you can come back and paint windows shutters and any corner moldings. Imho it ll be easier for you to spray all the same colour.

Painting walls siding field or body wins first. They bear the brunt of rain snow and accumulated dirt. For a smooth finish sand the trim before applying each coat of paint sand the trim with a fine grit sanding sponge. Then spray siding then spray trim then brush and cut in siding then brush trim.

Sponges get into crevices where sandpaper can t go and apply even pressure. An exception to this would be the case of wide overhangs or soffits. On the other hand if you paint the wall first then the trim paint could bleed over and. Exterior wood trim is the first thing needed when painting most exteriors.

Paint exterior windows sashes sills and jambs in the same order as the interior ones working from the sashes out to the frames. If you need to pick out the trim in a different colour which sure looks prettier then go back and paint it afterwards. Be sure to pay close attention to the windowsills. These should be painted first and then the siding should be done.

What my painters do is first prime. Whether you are painting wood siding masonite t 111 clapboard siding or wood trim all information below pertains to them all. Knowing painting the trim brings the exterior painting all together completing the total cost of painting this exterior. Use enough paint to form a tight seal between the siding and the trim to keep out moisture wind and insects.

I did the opposite. Soon many will be painting over old exterior paint at some point even more who wishes it to last indefinitely. Paint the trim first then the walls. If you toggle back and forth your cutlines won t be as sharp.

When you do the woodwork first you can ride the trim paint onto the walls a little then cut over it in one go 19. Paint all the woodwork first the first and second coats then move onto the walls says o neil. It would have been easier in retrospect to paint the trim white first and then go back with the blue later. There you have it coming from a person having over 40 years painting homes an authority in this field having painted 10 s of 1000 s of homes over the course voting on painting walls before trim in most cases.