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Paint Where the Sun Is Not (Find Shade)

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3 Pro Tips to Spray Hardie Plank Siding Like a Painting Expert | No Flashing, Lap Marks, or Holidays

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The second tip is to always paint where the sun is not, meaning to work in shaded areas. Wherever the sun is shining directly, the surface will be super hot, causing the paint to flash dry very quickly. This rapid drying leads to lap marks and an unforgiving finish. Therefore, it's crucial to plan your painting schedule around the sun's movement. For example, if the sun rises on one side of the house, start painting the shaded side first thing in the morning. As the sun moves, you can transition to other shaded sections. If the back of the house is shaded all day, it can be painted at any point. Challenging areas, like the front of the house which might be shaded until noon and then heats up, should be prioritized when they are in shade and cool. If a section can't be painted under ideal conditions on one day, it's better to wait until the next day.

Goal: Prevent flash drying and lap marks by working exclusively in shaded areas.

Tools and materials

  • Airless SprayerApplying paint to the siding efficiently
  • PaintCoating the Hardy Plank siding

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the morning. Tip number two is going to be painting where the sun is not. So, we're going to be looking for shade. So over here, you know, the sun is rising over here on this side of the house and eventually it's going to set over here and this side over here will be all sunny. So right now the sun is it's the shade's almost disappearing. The sun's going to be on this side and then the shade is going to be on that side. On the back of the house, it's shaded the entire day. So I can actually go do the backside at any point in time I want. The shade and the sun is important because wherever the sun is shining, it's going to be super hot. It's going to cause your paint to flash dry, you know, so fast. You're going to have lap marks and it's just going to be very, very unforgiving. So I'm always going to be working, you know, on the shade side. So in the morning, I'm going to be starting in on this side. First thing in the morning, I'm going to want to spray this side over here cuz this is the shade side. As the sun sets, you know, I'll work over to this side. In the morning, the sun's going to be shining. And even though it's cool in the morning, that's going to be pretty hot over there on that side. Now, the front of the house, the way the sun comes up is over here. This is all shaded until about, you know, noon. We're getting around the noon time. The sun is starting to hit all this over here. It's starting to heat up. So, ideally, I'm going to wake up and I'm going to get out here first light, get everything set up. This side is very unforgiving when it comes to start and stops. This side over here is the most challenging part of this house to actually paint. So, I'm going to tackle that side when it's nice and cool. And then I'm going to get over here and tackle this side before the sun hits this side. If I can't, you know, work that out, I would do it the next day. Hit this side because it's the front of the house. And this is the most important part. So, you want to definitely hit this when it's cool. So, hit this side. So, I'll hit this side. And then I'll go to the back. I can go to the back at any point in time in the day. The back is like really nice and cool because it's shaded all day long. So, I can shoot the back any point in time I want. So, you definitely want to work, you know, wherever you have shade. So tip number one is you know work in the cool of the morning. Don't work in the heat of the day if you can. Tip number two is uh work…

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