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Scraping And Painting The Eves

  
  
  

painting scraperPainting jobs are pretty common where we have large variances in the weather and lots of sun. Homeowners associations have a field day writing up homeowners for peeling paint on the eves of their homes.

Get out the extension ladder and get ready to go to work. Scraping the wood eves is not difficult, but I would recommend eye protection. Small paint scrapings will fly everywhere. It’s also a good idea to cover the ground beneath the eves to make cleanup easy. When you are done, you will find paint chips everywhere…in your shirt, in your hair, down your back, etc.

There are two ways to scrape the eves. Either you can scrape a section and go back and paint it, or you can scrape the entire eve and paint the entire eve. I prefer to scrape the entire area and then go back and paint it. This way just seems faster and cleaner. Also, you can use the traditional putty knife to scrape the paint, but I would get a real paint scraper…one with a strong handle and a replaceable blade. This style makes quick work of scraping.

When its time to paint, use a mini-roller and pan. These are very small rollers that sit on a frame with a long handle. They can get into areas that larger rollers and brushes can’t get into. They don’t hold a lot of paint, so you will have to reload more often, but they lay on a smooth coat of primer and paint so you won’t have to repeat this job anytime soon.

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