Should I Prime These Soffits Or Just Paint?

Entrepreneur

Hey I am going to be scrapping some loose paint off some soffits which are covered and outside of the rain etc.


Theres going to be bare would, but seeing as how they are not exposed to the sun or elements do I really need to oil prime to seal up the wood first?

Or can I just paint over top with an acrylic paint.....

Thanks!

Faron79

Yep, use an Exterior Oil primer on ALL surfaces, once all dust is cleaned-off.
This ensures even bonding & gloss-levels of your new paint.

Of course, you need to feather-sand all scraped areas, so no "ridges" are visible.
Then...prime, and apply 2 coats of your exterior Satin or Semi-gloss paint.

Faron

Mr. Mike

Wrong!

You do not need to prime, use a top of the line lifetime warranty self priming paint and get this done with one coat! And that is no joke.

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chris n

You do not need to prime, use a top of the line lifetime warranty self priming paint and get this done with one coat! And that is no joke.

Lifetime warranty paint? Joke

Self priming paint,joke.

One coat? Bigger joke.

As Faron said,do it the right way, not the hucksters way.

genecarp

a painter asking how to paint hmmm

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Mr. Mike

Chris,

Your Joking right? Cause that's all I use is Lifetime self priming paint!

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StefanC

You can use a self-priming lifetime paint and it will probably last just fine. I normally hit any exterior bare wood with some oil primer just for good measure though.

jd6387

Hey Mr. Mike,

What paint are you using to one coat with no primer??

Mr. Mike

1. Sherwin Williams: Duration
2. Benjamin Moore: Aura
3. Porter Paints: Permanizer

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jd6387

I appreciate it. I know those paints, just making sure you didn't have another I missed or was new. I'm in Dallas, but my wife and I are from Louisville. still got property at land-between-the lakes. Thanks.

rbsremodeling

Whose house is it?

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Faron79

Even if it's C2 Exterior, Aura, Duration, ......
(and we SELL C2)

Priming will only help, never hinder.

The risk of sheen-variation is just too great, especially on bare wood portions...

MY little saying..."Priming SOLVES many problems, but creates NONE."

Faron

chris n

Your Joking right? Cause that's all I use is Lifetime self priming paint!

If you are comfortable using these products on exterior bare wood,good for you. I will stick to the PROVED method of slow dry oil primer and 100% acrylic top coats

Mr. Mike

Faron and Chris don't trust the can.;lol

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Mr. Mike

Here's one can for you...








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Features:

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Mr. Mike

I give everyone an awesome warranty to go with these products and services I provide them.

http://www.mrmikespainting.com/paint...ouisville.html

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capital city

Duration is not proven? Ive proven it over and over again with no call backs. Duration has made me alot of money and allowed me to keep busy with all the hacks low-balling everything. Ive been able to skip the priming step and cut cost a little. It does cover in 1 coat in some situations but most of my exteriors get 2. Mr Mike I'm right over here in Frankfort, if you got any Duration exteriors you want to sub out give me a call.

DRC

prime it with an acrylic bonding primer. the days of oil are on the way out.

Mr. Mike

These primers you guys speak of are way over rated. Acrylic or oil.

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nEighter

only time I have ran into problem priming anything is when I have used wood filler Bondo (R) to fill spots. It is actually better to apply that to the wood it's self, vs. priming it and then applying. For what ever reason, it likes the raw wood better than the primer. It pops right off the primer. If raw, prime, if any type of factory primer/paint is there, scuff and paint and you should be fine. Really all primer is is a layer that will accept paint. Previous paint layers/factory primer is okay, just make sure there is something that the new coating can bite into. 1 coat paints are a marketing ploy. You ALWAYS have to go REALLY thick, or 2 coat with them... that is if you really care about what you are doing.