Title: How to Properly Paint Your Home's Exterior | HGTV
Headings: How to Properly Paint Your Home's Exterior
How to Properly Paint Your Home's Exterior
Give your house a fresh, updated look with exterior paint.
Exterior Color 01:17
Materials Needed:
Step 1: Pressure-Wash Walls
Step 2: Repair Damaged Surfaces
Step 3: Remove Loose Paint
Step 4: Caulk Trim
Step 5: Prime Stains
Step 6: Protect Doors, Windows and Lights
Step 7: Paint Exterior
Step 8: Paint Trim and Doors

Content: Depending on intensity of hue, apply one or two coats of flat or eggshell exterior paint to entire house. Be sure to work your way from top to bottom in a smooth, controlled manner, overlapping each stroke by 8 inches. TIP: When changing exterior color from light to dark or dark to light, start with a coat of primer to ensure proper coverage. Primer is not necessary when a fresh coat of existing color is being applied. Apply Exterior Paint with Paint Gun
From: Brian Patrick Flynn
Step 8: Paint Trim and Doors
Remove plastic sheeting from doors, windows and lighting fixtures. Add two coats of exterior semigloss paint color to woodwork and doors using paintbrush. Remove drop cloths.