Painting

Superior Exteriors Northwest offers standard Miller’s Acri-Lite or Sherwin Williams Superpaint with all of its siding and paint packages and its repaint services. A great paint job is fundamentally a function of the prep work proceding its application.
With a siding package, paint prep is usually limited to existing barge and fascia boards, entry door jambs or even treating mildew on the undersides of soffits. However, a repaint can involve a great deal of prep that can take as much time to perform as the application of paint. Type and condition of original sealants, type of siding, wall exposures on specific elevations, the quality of paint and coverage of previous coatings and period of time between paint jobs are all variables that determine our approach to a repaint.
For instance, wood sidings in general should be painted more often than fiber-cement sidings. This is because wood is still cellular by nature and our seasons in the Pacific Northwest deliver a decent pounding of both rain and sunshine. The better you maintain the paint the less severe the cycles of expansion and contraction – meaning less splits and cupping in addition to separation of coatings.
Working with a company that understands compatibilities of materials and process is what you need when you want a quality repaint. So often “Painters” only what to apply finishes without performing any prep. Then other instances arise when interior grade sealants are used for exterior applications or Vulkum is used for every exterior application including, those which are destined for short term failure.
If you want to revitalize the spirit of your home with a new coat of paint then you should also ask to have in writing your areas of interest with respect to prep work provided as a part of the paint package.