Exterior painting how-to's

[kevinkva]

Hi,

Does anyone have any good resources (internet or book form) to learn the dos
and do nots regarding exterior house painting? This is one of my "spring"
projects and I could use a point in the right direction. House is wood and
brick, I am just painting the wood. It is currently white and will most
likely remain white. I will have to scrape and sand prior to as there is a
bit of peeling/cracking. Apparently the house was painted with inferior
paint just before I bought it as it has deteriorated right before my eyes
this winter.

Thanks in advance for any pointers...

Kevin in VA

[Judy Bay]

Go to HGTV's website.

[Randy Crawford]

Try,

Hometime's painting page:
http://www.hometime.com/projects/paintdec.htm

They have some good/cheap videos on the topic too.

This Old house has some articles (bottom 1/3 of the page):
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/thisoldhouse/knowhow/tandt/index.html

Sherwin Williams has a buncha info:
http://www.sherwin.com/diy/exterior/paint/default1.asp

There's also:
http://www.hydetools.com/howto/painting/paintinghowto_Exterior.htm
http://www.hometimes.com/HowTo/painting.html
http://www.phinneycenter.org/articles/Painting.htm

Randy

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