How to Prepare Aluminum Siding for Paint | This Old House

Painter Jim Clark shows how to ready old, faded aluminum siding for a fresh coat of paint. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Prepare Aluminum Siding for Paint:
- rubber gloves
- abrasive pads
- chlorine bleach and TSP (tri-sodium phosphate)
- 100-grit abrasive disks

Tools for How to Prepare Aluminum Siding for Paint:
- ladder
- pressure washer, can be rented for $50 to $75 a day
- random-orbit sander
- 2-gallon bucket
- safety goggles
- wet/dry vacuum with HEPA filter

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