Tips From Nippon Coating Expert

A good exterior painting will extend the life of your house and trim and increase the value of your house.

Painting the house is NOT an easy job and in many cases, we would recommend calling a decorator or wall coating specialist, but if you fancy having a go yourself, here’s a few hints from Nippon coating experts as how to paint a house exterior will help you achieve a good looking, quality finish and to make this year's painting project that little bit easier.

Follow these Nippon coating expert rules to ensure a beautiful and long lasting result:

Purchase quality materials: It’s important to purchase good quality material, like top-quality paint, primer and caulking compound. Using high-quality paint is essential as it lasts longer, flows and covers better than poor-quality paint.

Prepare the walls: Preparing walls for a new coat of paint is the most important step in painting a house. Proper preparation will save your time, money, and sanity in the long run. Be sure to wash off the wall surface before you begin. This is usually done by using a scrub brush, warm water and a nonabrasive all-purpose cleaner. Remove any loose flaking paint with a scraper, followed by a rub down with sandpaper.

The idea isn’t to remove the paint off the walls entirely, but to ensure a smooth surface by eliminating any loose paint which may exist. Finish off the preparation process by using a putty knife to seal any cracks or holes which may exist. Let the filler dry, and then sand down these areas again. Brush off all the dust, caulk the joints, and allow the caulk to dry before applying primer.

Removing lead-based paint: As lead paint ages, it can chip or crumble into dust. Exposure to lead-paint dust or chips can cause serious health problems, like lead poisoning, especially if exposed to children or pregnant women.

Removing lead-based paint can be tricky as it can increase the risk of lead exposure and become a serious health hazard to you and your loved ones. For this reason, it should be handled by professionals.

Lead-based paint that is in good condition and still intact can be left on the walls and safely painted over.

Applying the Right number of coats: Nippon coating experts recommend two coats of paint as opposed to one. Two coats will outperform one coat in terms of durability, protection, wash ability and getting the true colour as well as retaining it.

Purchase the right tools for the paint: A high-quality brush, roller and (for some houses) an airless sprayer, which can be bought or rented at a home improvement store.

According to Nippon coating experts, the easiest way to apply primer and paint to textured surfaces is to spray it on with an airless sprayer, and then back-roll it by hand with a roller to ensure adhesion. Using a paint strainer is also helpful to ensure the paint doesn’t clog the sprayer.

Weather temperate: According to Nippon coating experts, the Autumn season can be a good time to paint the exterior of your home if you are in a location that does not have high humidity and rainfall. To ensure a professional and smooth finish, avoid painting in direct sunlight or in extremely hot weather.

Ensure the cover and protect: Ensure the surrounding decks, gardens, walkways and patios are covered with plastic sheeting and protected against splatters of paint. This will ensure a neat and tidy painting and will save you the hassle of cleaning up. If you use an airless paint sprayer, masking and covering the areas you want to avoid is imperative.

Choose the right painting techniques: It is important to choose to proven techniques, especially if you plan on doing the painting yourself. If you’re unsure of what technique works best, consider browsing the internet which has a wide range of free information or contact our Nippon Coating expert how to paint your home using the best techniques.

Product Recommended

8000 Advance Sealer :

8000 Advance Sealer is a water-based environmentally friendly wall sealer especially for exterior and interior application. It is easy to apply and promotes excellent adhesion to the substrate. This sealer is recommended on exterior and interior concrete and plastered walls to protect the subsequent coats of paints against the attack of mild alkalinity moisture from the substrate. Its special formulation also provides the finishing coat with good efflorescence resistance.

Product Features:

• Environmentally friendly
• Great efflorescence resistance
  

5100 Wall Sealer

5100 Wall Sealer is a styrene acrylic water-based wall sealer. It is specially formulated to protect the finishing coats against the effects of mild alkalinity and efflorescence.

Product Features:

• Good efflorescence resistance
• Good for new walls and repainting
• For exterior use
  

Acrylic 5170 Wall Sealer

Nippon Acrylic 5170 Wall Sealer is a vinyl acrylate solvent-based sealer.It is specifically formulated to protect the finishing coats against the effects of alkalinity and moisture from the walls. Nippon Acrylic 5170 Wall Sealer is best used on interior and exterior walls, brickwork, plaster and asbestos-free substrates.

Product Features:

• Promotes better adhesion
• Good alkaline and efflorescence resistance
• Good for chalky and powdery surfaces
• For interior and exterior use