Sorry if the first part is already covered in another thread, I did a quick search and couldn't find anything. I'm repainting a small area of aluminum siding on the front of my house. A good portion of the original paint was flaking off, which I scraped thoroughly, removing all of the loose stuff.
1) should I scrape all of the paint or just the stuff that is flaking off? I left everything that is still well bonded to the siding and wasn't coming off easily. Planning on attacking the job with a fine nap roller and brush. Will it be noticeable once painted that not everything was scraped?
2) more of an opinion question... see pic. The triangle of siding above the front door is what I'm painting white (if you zoom in you can still see the loose paint). Would it look good if I also paint white the small area of trim that goes the length of the house, underneath the gutters and above the stone veneer or will it look odd? It's sort of an off-white now, matches the veneers well, but I imagine it was at one point, brighter white, matching the siding and windows. Whaddaya think?
1) should I scrape all of the paint or just the stuff that is flaking off? I left everything that is still well bonded to the siding and wasn't coming off easily. Planning on attacking the job with a fine nap roller and brush. Will it be noticeable once painted that not everything was scraped?
2) more of an opinion question... see pic. The triangle of siding above the front door is what I'm painting white (if you zoom in you can still see the loose paint). Would it look good if I also paint white the small area of trim that goes the length of the house, underneath the gutters and above the stone veneer or will it look odd? It's sort of an off-white now, matches the veneers well, but I imagine it was at one point, brighter white, matching the siding and windows. Whaddaya think?