Painting OLD siding

Justgaff

I have a house that needs paint - the siding is wood and currently white. The paint on it is chalky and flaking almost everywhere. I planned on taking a grinder/paint remover to remove the loose stuff but I don't plan on entirely stripping it if I don't have to. Question is, do I need to primer before painting and if should it be an oil primer? Some of the nail heads are rusting thru the existing paint

I really just want the house to look nice from the curb. I will probably put vinyl on it after a few years of renting it out...

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joecaption

Zinzeer 123 will prime it just fine.
Any bare wood always gets primed.

Matthewt1970

Oil is always a better choice for primer on bare wood.

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Latex Primer: Good for Drywall, that's about it.
Behr Paint: The plastic buckets are good, that's about it.

chrisn

Have you checked for lead?

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm

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