Repainting gutters

[vk6hgr]

Hi Folks.

This question is as off-topic as it gets

The paint on the gutters on my house is starting to flake and come off. Now I'm after some insight - how much of the flaky paint do I have to remove before I paint over it without it looking patchy? (all of it?)

[Toottoot]

Hi Folks.

This question is as off-topic as it gets

The paint on the gutters on my house is starting to flake and come off. Now I'm after some insight - how much of the flaky paint do I have to remove before I paint over it without it looking patchy? (all of it?)

Sounds like its time to sell your house. Let some other mug have a crack at it.

To get a professional job you will need to get it all off. I would just get a Karcher or Gurney gun and get most of it off then touch it up a bit. Probably need to run a sander over it too. Being in Beechboro you won't need to worry as much about rust as say someone in Cottesloe.

[Chicky]

If it were me... I'd pay someone else to do it

Have done it once - enough said lol.

[Tyranus]

Talk about a project! Well Gav going off painting walls you'd need to sand the gutters so that it's all consistent. i.e. there's no flakey bits left. and probably 2 coats would get it looking good. Might need to remove all paint or have more coats of paint if you're going from dark to light colours.

[vk6hgr]

Thanks for the advice, everyone. Me thinks it might be a good idea to pay a painter

[VK6LD]

Thanks for the advice, everyone. Me thinks it might be a good idea to pay a painter

I agree, it is much better to get a painter to do all the hard work!

[Magnus]

I repainted mine a couple of years ago, but the rust made its way through pretty quickly, I ended up getting the whole lot replaced with new Colourbond gutters this year, and it didn't cost anywhere near what I thought it would