On May 3, 6:42*pm, "walter" wrote:
I need to have the trim on my house painted: eaves with three foot overhang
and a 2x12 Facia Board, about 1700 sqft altogether, all previously painted
and in pretty good condition. The underlying wood is rough-sawn. I am using
flat paint to preserve the rustic look.

One contractor suggested 2 coats of paint sprayed on; another contractor
said it would be better to spray on one coat and go over it with a roller to
press the paint into tiny cracks.

What is the better way? What will last longer?

Thanks

Walter

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Spray will drift down and mess up the whole side of the house and
windows, so you have to cover everything and then any wind can move
the spray and paint anything 50 ft away. It could be more alot work to
spray and it wont be any better. Powerwashing, scraping loose paint
and using the best paint will make a difference.