Painting Primed Hardie Siding

Products are climate tested and engineered to enhance the performance of paint on james hardie fiber cement siding.

Painting primed hardie siding.

Whether you ve got a colorplus finish or custom paint on your existing hardie siding you don t have to use primer when re painting hardie. Additional primer is not needed field painting guidance for best results with our primed siding products. If time permits it lightly sand your hardie siding before rinsing it off to make your paint last longer. Paint hardiplank siding within installation time frame after installation of primed hardiplank siding it is recommended to have it painted within 180 days or roughly 6 months.

Once all caulk is dry and your siding is clean you ll paint hardie plank with a high quality exterior grade acrylic latex. James hardie color plus siding vs. Our primer is optimized for superior adhesion to 3rd party topcoats. A professional exterior painting expert will use a spray application for a smooth factory like finish.

Primed products if your james hardie siding was originally painted after it was installed on your home then check the original paint manufacturer s recommendations for reapplication of paint. More coats of paint are seamlessly applied to colorplus siding by factory machines they are baked on. Less work is involved in the siding installation process as the product arrives primed and painted. So you need to use a paint that s engineered to work with masonry products.

Hardiplank siding can also be painted if the homeowner chooses to touch up or change the color entirely. Hardie siding comes with caulking that s matched to your window s color along with a 15 year warranty. Be sure to check your caulking before painting as well. Do not use stains or oil based alkyd paints on james hardie products.

Painting primed hardie siding january 23 2018 jd hostetter when i founded jd hostetter associates in 2004 the first thing i did before contracting our first exterior painting job was to meet with our ppg porter paints and sherwin williams rep. The good news is hardie siding is easy to repaint. Fiber cement has a higher ph value more alkaline which means it can be very tough on the paint that covers it. All you should have to do is rinse your siding use a garden hose no pressure washers here to clean off any dust or dirt.

Then make sure the coating is completely dry before applying the 2 nd coat. Pros and cons of painting hardie plank siding. It simply needs to be installed by a professional siding company who is trained in hardie siding products.