Because of its finish painting t1 11 siding is rather tricky.
Small paint roller wood siding grooves.
Paint each groove with the 4 inch paint brush.
I have sprayed a lot of this type of siding.
Make sure to put on a full coat.
A thick roller isn t necessary because you ll have painted the grooves when cutting in.
Paint the wall with the roller starting at the top and working your way down the wall.
In order to paint all the way into the cracks you must use a paint sprayer an.
This pack of 20 roller covers would be great to keep on hand for tackling small paint projects around the house ouching up walls painting baseboards or trim or smoothing stain over furniture.
Walls and ceilings the large roller is better for big surfaces.
I had to go over each one several times in order to get the bottom and each side of the groove covered.
The drawback to using heavy nap rollers is they splatter much more apply paint at a thicker rate so you need to watch for runs or drips.
A roller with a long nap say 3 8 1 2 might do it as well.
Rotate the fan to horizontal when working on the grooves.
Decide which roller size to use depending on what you will be painting.
Prime the siding with a heavy acrylic primer.
Before i got outside i m staining new panels that will replace some old ones.
The only thing i could figure out to paint the grooves well was to use a small brush and paint each groove by hand.
Start by painting the grooves with a 1 wide brush then roll the paneling using a short 1 4 nap roller.
Apply two coats of exterior acrylic paint.
Use a roller for large areas and a brush to get into grooves and tight spots.
But after the primer is on the paint will go on much.
If the paneling has very shallow grooves you may be able to use a roller alone.
It might require a bit longer nap on the roller to get down in the grooves however which will give the surface a more textured look.
Even with that you may need to back brush.
If you have a lot of siding then maybe a small cup gun sprayer by wagner will make the work go faster.
Runs will form around the grooves of the t 111.
I ve used xim peel bond with great success.
It has t 111 like siding mine is 4 oc grooves.
There are two basic sizes for paint roller frames large 9 long roller frames and a smaller 4 style.
The paint will go on easier because of the primer.
Once the primer is dry paint the walls using a standard 1 2 inch nap roller.
I am guessing the wood was primed or previously painted.
Doors furniture and cabinets a 4 paint roller is ideal.