goboso
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I am looking to understand why this exterior paint failed, and whether the contractor's proposed solution (scrape and repaint only where paint is coming off) will be adequate. This professional paint contractor used Sherwin Williams Duration on my house and garage. A year later, the paint is failing on all four sides; both on the trim and cedar siding. The garage trim is failing but the paint on the garage siding (not cedar) seems fine. The painters brushed on the trim paint, then sprayed the house.
The house was painted on a day with no rain, and I don't think there was rain in the two days before or after. The contractor said he does 200+ home a year, and hasn't had this experience before. He seemed to point to failing paint underneath. His plan is to scrape the problem areas, then prime and paint again with a roller or brush. I'm imagining myself spending days every summer fixing this; I paid the contractor top dollar because I wanted a job well done.
Thanks so much for your help!
The house was painted on a day with no rain, and I don't think there was rain in the two days before or after. The contractor said he does 200+ home a year, and hasn't had this experience before. He seemed to point to failing paint underneath. His plan is to scrape the problem areas, then prime and paint again with a roller or brush. I'm imagining myself spending days every summer fixing this; I paid the contractor top dollar because I wanted a job well done.
Thanks so much for your help!