How to Restore Aluminum Siding

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Tip 1 - Cleaning Aluminum Siding

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Retta Christoforatos | permalink

How to wash away decades of dirt, grime, and mildew
Tags: Steve Thomas, Cleaning aluminum siding

For further reading: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/asktoh/question/0,,216407,00.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Paint Aluminum Siding

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bryce Tomberlin | permalink

In this how-to video, This Old House painting contractor Jim Clark preps old aluminum siding for a fresh coat of paint
Tags: Exterior Details , Home Improvement Methods, Home Improvement Products , Room Details , Siding , Aluminum Siding, Painting, How-To & Repair, Planning & Ideas, Exterior, Upgrade, Video

For further reading: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,1630897,00.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - Restoring Aluminum Siding

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Simone Krummacher | permalink

WHEN aluminum siding was first marketed about 50 years ago, it was touted as a long-lasting, maintenance-free alternative to traditional sidings such as clapboard or wood shingles. Since aluminum is rotproof, waterproof, corrosion-resistant and able to withstand years of exposure to the elements, the siding itself will last virtually indefinitely if simply left alone. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the fine layer of paint that stands between aluminum siding and the rest of the world.
Tags: PAINTS AND PAINTING, HOUSING

For further reading: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/23/realestate/restoring-aluminum-siding.html ^[3]