On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:01:25 -0700 (PDT), Robert11
wrote:

Hi,

Live in New England.

Haven't painted house in a (very) long time.

Some paint, here and there, on wood clapboards is peeling.

Question: should I have the house (the Painters all suggest doing so) pressure
washed first ?

I don't know how well the majority of the paint is adhering.
No way to really know, i guess.

But wouldn't pressure washing "peel" all of the marginal paint from
the clapboards ? And likely a lot of the paint that is adhering fairly well too ?

How really "necessary" is pressure washing ?

Wouldn't the new paint just cover up any dirt on the existing clapboards ?
Or, would there likely be bleed-thru of ?

Would appreciate your thoughts and suggestions.

Thnks,
Bob
Pressure wash then let it dry thoroughly. Gets rid of the loose paint
and the dirt that would prevent the new paint from sticking.

Do it once
Do it right.