Brian, I've heard that the pressure washer gets the wood pretty wet and the
paint doesn't adhere as well.
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Brian C. Kennedy
> From: Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net>
> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 22:31:47 -0800
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Pressure washer to strip exterior paint?
>
>
> I'm planning to paint the house this summer and want to make the prep as easy
> as
> possible. Most of the house is stucco in good condition, but the paint on the
> trim and carport is in poor shape and flaking off.
>
> Since much of the area is the carport roof (2x10 joists covered with plywood
> and
> a new roof), scraping overhead is not a task I look forward to. I was
> thinking
> a pressure washer might make the job of removing the old paint easier. Has
> anyone gone this route and did it work? I know I will need to do some
> scraping
> and sanding and let everything dry thoroughly before priming and repainting.
>
> I'm looking at an electric Karcher model 395M listed at 1400 PSI and 1.6 GPM.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian Kemp
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