| If you bought a house that is painted a very dark | | | | you should be able to do it in just two coats instead |
| grey and want to paint it white. The surface is flaking | | | | of the usual three. |
| in many areas what is the best way to get this job | | | | Mix in 25% E-B into your first coat of paint and apply. |
| done? Visit the Woodworking Plans Website pages | | | | The E-B will deal with the flaky condition as well as |
| for more woodworking and DIY articles. | | | | help with hiding power. |
| Sweep off all the flaking bits with a stiff brush or | | | | When your first coat is nice and dry, apply the |
| you could power wash it off. I prefer sweeping | | | | second coat, and this time mix in the Floetrol |
| because you don't wet or soak the wall. | | | | emulsion paint additive (do not put E-B in your second |
| Generally speaking, if you try to paint white on top | | | | coat) at a rate of 10% +/- and apply. |
| of a dark, you would require three good coats to get | | | | You should have the equivalent of a good three-coat |
| the proper hiding power, but there is a quicker and | | | | job done at this point. |
| less labour intensive method used by many | | | | Painting Tip: |
| contractors. | | | | For readers who have exterior walls that look a bit |
| After you've done the most important part, the | | | | tired but you don't want the expense of a two coat |
| preparation, apart from tools etc you will need a | | | | paint job, you can get a tremendous one coat job |
| good quality exterior water based paint, E-B, and | | | | done with a combination of E-B and a high quality |
| some Floetrol, and here's a real neat trick on how | | | | exterior masonry paint as mentioned above. |