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Sometime this summer I will be painting the exterior of my home. The house is covered with aluminum siding. The paint is chalked and there are bare spots where there is only a minimal residue of old chalky paint covering the area. In short, the siding needs a new coat of paint really really bad. So here's my plan: Take the time to clean the aluminum siding properly (brush, TSP, and lots of hard work), fill small dents with metal filler (bondo), use an oil based primer, followed by a 100% acrylic latex paint. My concern is that after reading many post I have begun to doubt my choice of using the Valspar brand of paint. I plan on using an airless sprayer for the job. My main question is, given that I will be using a primer tinted 50% to the final color, will using Valspar give me good results considering the medium it will be applied to? The siding has a "faux wood grain" and looks like it can go for at least ten more years. BTW, I have peaked underneath the aluminum siding and the clapboards underneath look like they are in awesome shape given that they were last painted over 60 years ago. :laughing: